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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 south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
. 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 Supermall in t ...
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 identi ...
, 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
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 serie ...
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 t ...
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, Metro Manila, Bay City, Pasay, Philippines, within the SM Central Business Park, a reclaimed area with ...
. SM City Cebu hosted Cyberzone Game Fest 2019 with a Mobile Legends tournament.


References


External links


SM Supermalls
– Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Sm Supermalls * Shopping malls in the Philippines Real estate companies established in 1985 Retail companies established in 1985 Philippine brands 1985 establishments in the Philippines