09 Dec
2021
Finding refuge amidst nature in Hamilo Coast
With the onset of COVID-19, Filipinos and the rest of the world have had to deal with an unprecedented upheaval in their lives: lockdown. Being confined in one’s home for an uncertain duration, with limited movement and access, required drastic adjustment, with some people inevitably experiencing higher levels of anxiety.
01 Dec
2021
Horizon Terraces Garden Suites: Come Home for Christmas Amid Nature Views
Dreaming of a green Christmas with the grandeur of nature in full view? You probably are if a nasty virus had you cloistered in a high-density condo or residential district in the congested metro for nearly two years. Now, all you want for Christmas is a place of your own surrounded by plentiful open green spaces that meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) standards for adequate exposure to nature and opportunities for outdoor activities.
27 Nov
2021
A Season of Joy and Hope at Pico de Loro Cove
27 November 2021, Nasugbu, Batangas City Philippines– Pico de Loro Cove welcomes the holiday season with a Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony led by SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. President Ms.
24 Nov
2021
SM City Grand Central: SM Prime’s Newest Mall Destination in Metro Manila
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, is scheduled to open SM City Grand Central on November 26th, Friday. This latest development will add more than 116,000 sqm of gross floor area (GFA) in the Company’s mall portfolio providing six levels of retail spaces meant for a whole new level of shopping, dining, entertainment and recreational experiences in the City of Caloocan.
24 Nov
2021
Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod Welcomed the Holiday Season with its Newly-Opened Art Gallery and Tree Lighting Ceremony
Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod, the new and vibrant upper midscale hotel in the City of Smiles, formalized its opening through a festive welcome of the holiday season.
23 Nov
2021
SMX Meetings: Small in Scale, Great in Value
SMX Convention Center (SMXCC), the leading convention center in the country, remains committed to adapting to the market’s evolving needs in light of the pandemic. As such, customized small meeting packages suitable for mid-year and budget planning sessions have been made available, without compromising guests’ safety and while abiding by #SMXsafespaces protocols.
15 Nov
2021
SM Prime Holds Virtual Listing Ceremony for Retail Bond Series O
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, holds a virtual listing ceremony for its latest Retail Bond Series O offering PHP10 billion.
09 Nov
2021
SM Hotels Brings Back its Sought-After Online GC Sale in Time for the Holidays
SM Hotel’s online GC Sale returns with even more tempting offers for a well-deserved holiday staycation. Backed-up by uncompromising safety standards through the SustainablySafe Program, SM Hotel properties across the Philippine archipelago look forward to welcoming families and friends once again and indulge in a much-anticipated getaway.
08 Nov
2021
SM Prime 9M21 Net Income Up by 9%; Reservation Sales Increases by 14%
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, reported a 9% increase in consolidated net income to PHP 15.6 billion in the first nine months of 2021 from PHP14.4 billion in the same period last year. Consolidated revenue recorded PHP56.8 billion, 6% lower from PHP60.7 billion in the same period being reviewed.
08 Nov
2021
SM Prime supports the Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime) joins more than 2,500 organizations worldwide in supporting the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and its goal of creating a more resilient financial system through better climate risk disclosures.
08 Feb
2007
CA favors malls charging parking fees
SHOPPING MALLS can continue to charge parking fees after the Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that the National Building Code (NBC) does not require department stores to provide their customers with free parking.
07 Feb
2007
SM City Bacolod Opens
The western Visayas region will have its own version of the iconic Mall of Asia when SM City Bacolod opens its door to the public on Friday March 2. It is SM Prime Holdings’28th supermall, and will serve customers in this dynamic hub of trade, education and government services in Negros Occidental.
07 Feb
2007
Singapore-based Carlson to operate SMIC hotels
SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), the listed holding firm controlled by shopping-mall magnate Henry Sy, has entered into a management agreement with Singapore-based Carlson Hotels Worldwide Asia-Pacific for the operation of the two hotels to be built within the SM Mall of Asia complex in Pasay City.
29 Jan
2007
An integrated Life
Tessie Sy-Coson, guest speaker at the recent “Ladies Who Lunch: The BusinessWorld Female Forum,�? appears to be pursuing her mission relentlessly. I met Tessie way back in 1991 when J. Walter Thompson first handled then still-to-be-launched SM Megamall and my team in account management was strategizing what was to be the first advertising salvo into the brand-new exciting world of malling in the Philippines.
29 Jan
2007
Why Women Shop and How!
Pink is the new black. Women’s hemlines rise and fall faster than stock prices, jeans yo-yo between flared and skinny, and black becomes the “new black” before another color takes its place again. Frivolous as it seems, shopping is about power, and no one is better qualified to talk about its how’s and why’s than SM, Inc. President Teresita Sy-Coson, whose success hinges on knowing the consumer psyche.
25 Jan
2007
SM Plans To Build More Shopping Malls In Philippines’ Cebu
Retail giant SM Malls is planning to build one or two more shopping malls in Cebu with an investment of at least P1 billion (US.5 million) for just one mall, an official said.
22 Jan
2007
SM plans new shopping center in Cebu
Cebu could look forward to more investments in its retail sector as SM Prime Holdings disclosed plans to build another shopping center here.
18 Jan
2007
Retailers, developers complain of oversupply in mall spaces
Malls and retailers are considering a moratorium in building malls in the metropolis, claiming a ‘glut’ in mall spaces. The ‘over-supply’ in retail spaces has been driving prices of mall spaces down, putting pressure on expansion plans and bottom lines.
14 Jan
2007
Gone To Guam
Just you thought you had the mushrooming SM Department stores all accounted for (total of 28 in the country,according to latest tally)Henry Sy and family had to open a store in the Agana Shopping Center in Guam add to this International outing their SM Shopping Centers in China and you can definitely say SM stands for ”so many”
02 Jan
2007
Saving More in Angono
GREAT grocery shopping goes to Rizal province as Savemore Supermarket opens a new store at the Angono Binangonan Center in Angono, Rizal. The Savernore chain, which is owned and operated by SMSupermarket, was introduced in 1998.as an independent store created to serve the needs of those who find themselves far from an SM mall. Savemore now has outlets in Manila,Cebu, and Iloilo.Shoppers can expect the same quality, service, and prices of SM Supermarket at Savemore. With its spacious aisles, modern interiors, fast check outlanes, and friendly service, Savemore sets the standard in shopping convenience and pleasure.