SM Supermalls was cited as one of the top five retailing shops/stores in Southeast Asia, consultancy firm Interbrand of Singapore said Wednesday during the opening of the 22nd National Retail Conference and Exhibition at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.

SM Supermalls, owned and managed by SM Prime Holdings Inc., is a chain of shopping malls in the Philippines with multi-brand retail shops.

The study conducted by Interbrand said SM Supermalls was worth $924 million, making it as one of the largest retail stores in the region.

SM Supermalls shared the top five spot with Singapore’s largest grocery retailer FairPrice worth $1.5 billion, Malaysia’s $1.17-billion Parkson Retail Group, Indonesian department store chain Matahari worth $868 million and the $569-million Big C Supermarket Chain in Thailand.

“These are the biggest and most successful retail giants in Southeast Asia for 2013,” Interbrand director for brand strategy Jonathan Bernstein said.

Interbrand also cited the top 10 brands in the world to watch out for in 2013, including Amazon.com, the fourth largest retail brand in the US; the $3.6-billion Uniqlo chain or apparel shops from Japan; Whole Foods, an alternative chain of supermarket in the US worth $1.5 billion; Lululemon, a $3.5-billion Canadian start-up athletics wear brand; and Sephora, France’s fourth-biggest retail brand Sephora.

Also included are UK’s online fashion retailer Asos; Ambercrombie and Fitch; US apparel brand Anthropologie; Tiffany and Co. of US; and FairPrice of Singapore.