THE holding company of the SM group said it plans to build five more malls in the Philippines and one in China next year as it is poised to enter a new growth cycle led by the retail and property businesses. In a briefing, Cora Guidote, SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) vice president for investor relations, said the conglomerate will build new malls in Calamba, Laguna; Novaliches, Quezon City; Tarlac; Masinag in Antipolo City; and San Pablo, Laguna and one in China.

SM Prime Holdings Inc., the mall developer of the SM Group, is eyeing a total of 10 SM supermalls in China in the next five years to contribute 10 percent of its revenues from the present 2 to 3 percent.

MANILA – Earnings of SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), the holding firm of mall magnate Henry Sy, grew 14.3% in the first 9 months of the year, fueled by the strong performance of its retail and property businesses.

Sy-led SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) is confident the local economy will continue to remain robust in the next five years, disclosing yesterday that it plans to invest as much as P211 billion until 2014.

SM INVESTMENTS CORP. said Monday it was planning to invest P40.6 billion more in its retail, shopping malls, property, and hotel and entertainment businesses next year.

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) — SM Investments Corp., the holding company of Philippine billionaire Henry Sy, will post a record profit this year as its retail, property, shopping mall and bank units grabbed market share amidst a slowing economy.

MANILA, Philippines – SM Investments Corp. (SMIC), the investment holding firm of the Sy family, has set a massive capital expenditure program worth P211.32 billion over five years to take advantage of a global economic recovery as well as emerging business opportunities.

THE holding company of the SM Group is planning to increase next year’s spending by more than half as it forges ahead with a five-year plan to double profits to over P30 billion.

Amusement parks, ice-skating rinks, wave pools, and IMAX theatres—believe it or not, these are all found inside of select malls around the world. And although many know of Minnesota’s Mall of America, which continues to be a popular road trip destination, the shopping centers that beat it in both size and attractions require an international voyage.

CEBU, Philippines – The management of SM Prime Holdings Inc. has offered the Cebu City government an advance tax payment of P50 million on condition that the money would be spent for the development of areas surrounding its mall.