SM Supermalls, also simply known as SM, owned by
SM Prime
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SMPH) is a Filipino integrated property developer and a public subsidiary of SM Investments, SM Investments Corporation. It was incorporated on January 6, 1994, to develop, conduct, operate and maintain the SM commerci ...
, is a chain of shopping malls in the Philippines that as of November 18, 2022 has
82 malls located across the country and
20 more scheduled to be opened for an eventual total of 102 malls.
It also has 7 malls in China, including SM Tianjin which is
the sixth largest in the world in terms of
gross leasable area (GLA).
[ SM Supermalls has become one of the biggest mall operators in ]Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...
. Combined, the company has about 9.24 million square meters of gross floor area (GFA). It has 17,230 tenants in the Philippines and 1,867 tenants in China.
History
The company was started in 1958 as Shoemart by Henry Sy
Henry Tan Chi Sieng Sy Sr. (; ; October 15, 1924 – January 19, 2019) was a Filipino businessman and investor.
Born in Fujian, he moved with his family to the Philippines at age 12. While his family returned to China, he stayed behind and f ...
, with its first store in Manila. In the 1960s, Shoemart expanded its shoe store chain in different locations. In 1972, Shoemart turned into a full-line department store
A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store made a dramatic app ...
.
In 1985, the company ventured into the supermarket and home appliance store business. It opened the first "Supermall" in the same year named SM North EDSA
SM North EDSA (formerly SM City North EDSA, The SM Center North EDSA and The SM City North EDSA), and colloquially known as SM North, is a large shopping mall located in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the first SM Supermalls, SM ...
in Quezon City.
On March 16 to May 15, 2020, all SM malls were temporarily closed due to the enhanced community quarantines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
, with the exception of essential businesses.
Branches
Philippines
Existing malls
The following is a list of SM shopping malls in the Philippines. Gross floor area is based on the latest press release of SM Prime Holdings, and on SM Supermall Mall Profile literature.[Press Release](_blank)
PDF auto-download; SM Prime Official Website; retrieved November 6, 2015.
SMDC Malls
SMDC The Strips Malls
These strip malls, officially and collectively known SMDC The Strips, are located at various SMDC Residences. The format of each strip mall's official name is SMDC Strip followed by the name of the SMDC Residence where it is located.
Other malls
Future malls
These are SM Malls which are either under construction or proposed. Those in ''bold italics'' are included in SM Prime's latest investor kit presentation and offer supplement.
China
Future malls Off Shore
These 1 SM Malls are under construction or still in proposal stage. Those in ''bold italics'' are included in SM Prime's latest investor kit presentation and offer supplement.
eSports
SM Supermalls have also become a place for esports tournaments for games such as Mobile Legends: Bang Bang with its SM Cyberzone launching MLBB Tournaments in ever SM Supermall around the country. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang LIGA2KONTRIBIDA with Nadine Lustre
Nadine Alexis Paguia Lustre (, ; born October 31, 1993) is a Filipino actress and singer. She rose to fame after playing the lead role of Eya Rodriguez in the film ''Diary ng Panget'' (2014).
Lustre has since starred in the television series ...
as a brand ambassador was held at SM City North EDSA
SM North EDSA (formerly SM City North EDSA, The SM Center North EDSA and The SM City North EDSA), and colloquially known as SM North, is a large shopping mall located in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the first SM Supermall in ...
and SM Mall of Asia
SM Mall of Asia, also abbreviated as SM MoA, or simply Mall of Asia or MoA, is a large shopping mall in the Philippines, located at Bay City, Pasay, Philippines, within the SM Central Business Park, a reclaimed area within Manila Bay, and the ...
. SM City Cebu
SM City Cebu, also known as SM Cebu or sometimes SM Mabolo, and locally as SM City, is a large shopping mall located in Cebu City, Philippines. It is the 4th shopping mall owned and developed by SM Prime Holdings, the country's largest shopping ...
hosted Cyberzone Game Fest 2019 with a Mobile Legends tournament.
References
External links
SM Supermalls
– Official website
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Shopping malls in the Philippines
Real estate companies established in 1985
Retail companies established in 1985
Philippine brands
1985 establishments in the Philippines