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  • Fourth mall in Bulacan by SM Prime

    Fourth mall in Bulacan by SM Prime

    SM Prime Holdings has continued its expansion in northern Luzon with its latest mall, SM Center Pulilan, in Bulacan.

    Its 66th mall in the Philippines, it adds 27,000sqm in gross floor area (GFA), taking SM Prime’s total GFA to 8 million sqm.

    Opening with 80 per cent occupancy, SM Center Pulilan offers three levels of retail and dining including such brands such as Ace Hardware, BDO, Miniso, Simply Shoes, SM Appliance, SM Hypermarket, Surplus and Watsons.

    It joins the group’s first three malls in Bulacan – SM City Marilao, SM City Baliwag and SM City San Jose Del Monte.

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  • Simply Shoes step back in time for Henry Sy

    Simply Shoes step back in time for Henry Sy

    Mall billionaire Henry Sy is returning to his roots with a new warehouse-style shoe shop for budget shoppers, Simply Shoes.

    Customers pick out sneakers, sandals and heels from the plain displays that are piled up to the ceiling, as they would in supermarkets and outlet shops.

    Tapping into a middle class that is growing more affluent, Simply Shoes is also a tribute to Sy’s beginnings at the original Shoe Mart in downtown Manila’s Carriedo, the seed of his mall empire, says SM Retail senior VP for shoes and bags Eugene Saw.

    “He got busy with other businesses, but his true love, his true passion is the shoe business, so it’s really going back to the roots,” Saw says.

    “As we grow big, we also want to stay true to ourselves. In fact, that’s one of Mr Sy’s dreams. He said years ago that he wanted to sell a pair of shoes to every Filipino, so it’s part of accomplishing his mission.”

    Two more branches of Simply Shoes are opening this week to join 29 branches, mostly in emerging cities.

    SM has 63 malls in the Philippines and seven in China, where Sy was born.

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  • SM Simply Shoes plans 100 stores

    SM Simply Shoes plans 100 stores

    Retail chain SM will help its footwear affiliate SM Simply Shoes reach a total of 100 stores across the Philippines by the end of next year.

    SM Simply Shoes has 24 outlets since opening in September 2014, and aims to reach its 60th store by the end of this year, says SM assistant VP Elizabeth Nathalia Tinio.

    She says the shoe store targets emerging cities and towns while the main SM malls serve the metropolitan cities and sell more expensive branded footwear.

    SM has also set a target to reach 75 stores by next year.

    Four Simply Shoes stores have opened already this year, in Kabankalan and Victorias in Negros, in Boracay in Aklan, and, this week, in the new CityMall in Tagum, Davao del Norte. It plans more stores in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, inside MinPro Mall in Zamboanga, inside CityMall in Dipolog City, in Lam-an, Ozamis City, and in Surigao City.

    Simply Shoes offers affordable shoes and bags and carries 20 brands including SM’s Parisian brand and Solemate.
    “The shoe industry in the Philippines is growing by 5 to 10 per cent every year,” says Tinio.

    Simply Shoes’ stock comes from suppliers in China as well as from Filipino shoe manufacturers in Marikina.

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