Colliers International sees pressure for developers in retail spaces – from malls to superstores – to expand outside central business districts.

CAGAYAN DE ORO — Supermarkets in this city have started charging consumers a peso for every plastic bag under an ordinance that took effect last Nov. 15 in line with the environmental campaign to discourage the use of plastic packaging materials.

Christmas came early to SM Southmall in a double celebration – its re-launching as a new premier mall, and the unveiling of its Christmas centerpiece. SM Prime Holdings, Inc. President Hans T. Sy led the ceremonial toast that marked SM Southmall’s transformation into a new, impressive premier mall in Manila’s South.

MANILA, Philippines – Thank God, it’s Thanksgiving Day! In the US, where this cherished tradition began as far back as the 1800s, families gather around the table on a nippy fourth Thursday of November to share a heartwarming Thanksgiving dinner and to give thanks for the countless blessings from above. Inarguably the star of the Thanksgiving table is the iconic turkey.

The SM Group, one of the biggest conglomerates in the country, is becoming more conscious than ever of the need to reach out and engage with the public especially with regard to its corporate social responsibility programs.

ELEMENTARY pupils of Lumbia Central School in Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro will no longer hold their classes inside a tent as SM Prime Holdings in partnership with SM Foundation

Just like jolly old St. Nick who set up shop in the North to prepare all those Christmas treats, fashion brand Uniqlo, chose the North—SM City North Edsa to be exact—as the location of its second store in the country.