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Waltermart Supermarket
Walter Mart (stylized as WalterMart) is a Filipino chain of community shopping malls located in Metro Manila, Central, and South Luzon. The chain operates its anchor stores that include Walter Mart Supermarket, Walter Mart Cinemas, Abenson Appliances, Homeplus Furniture, Electroworld, and SB Furnitures. Filipino retail stores such as Watsons, Ace Hardware, Robinsons Department Store, and W Department Store are also occupying most of Walter Mart's branches. Walter Mart's corporate headquarters are located in North EDSA, Quezon City. History Walter Mart was founded in the 1990s by Wilson Lim, at the time of the economic crisis when the major players were not expanding aggressively. The company saw that there was an opportunity to expand in developing communities and uplift their standards of living by providing gainful employment to the locals and improving their shopping experience. In January 2013, SM Retails and SM Prime Holdings entered into a joint venture agreement with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaridel, Bulacan
Plaridel, officially the Municipality of Plaridel ( tgl, Bayan ng Plaridel), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 114,432 people. With the expansion of Metro Manila, the municipality is now part of Greater Manila Area, Manila's built-up area which reaches as far north as San Ildefonso, Bulacan. Plaridel is from Malolos and from Manila. Etymology On December 29, 1936, a bill was passed and approved changing the town's name from Quingua to 'Plaridel', in honor of the great hero of Bulacan, Marcelo H. del Pilar. History Like many towns in Bulacan, Plaridel has its niche in Philippine history as the site of the Battle of Quingua during the Philippine–American War as part of the defense of the First Philippine Republic against the Northern Campaign of the American Army. The battle, manned by Pablo Tecson—Lt. Colonel Pablo Ocampo Tecson of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SM Prime Holdings
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SMPH) is a Filipino integrated property developer and a public subsidiary of SM Investments Corporation. It was incorporated on January 6, 1994, to develop, conduct, operate and maintain the SM commercial shopping centers and all businesses related thereto, such as the lease of commercial spaces within the compound of shopping centers. It went public on July 5, 1994, and subsequently grew to become the largest company listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange in terms of revenue. The company's main sources of revenues primarily include rental income from mall and food courts, as well as from cinema ticket sales and amusement income. History The roots of SM date back to the 1950s when entrepreneur Henry Sy, Sr. established a shoe store at Carriedo Street in Quiapo, Manila. His store was established as ShoeMart, which was originally located at Carlos Palanca Sr. Street. His aggressive and adamant strategy helped him gain large profits within a few years a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
