SM opens 35th mall in Las Piñas
Posted on October 2nd, 2009
In spite of the damage tropical storm Ondoy has inflicted on two of its malls, SM Prime Holdings, Inc., the Philippines’ largest mall operator, opens its 35th mal. The SM Center Las Piñas, which is the second shopping center in the city, is located along the Alabang-Zapote Road in Barangay Talon in Pamplona, Las Piñas.
SM Center Las Piñas is the second mall to be opened by the company this year, the first one was the SM City Naga which was inaugurated last May. A third mall is expected to open in Cavite called SM City Rosario.
“We warmly welcome all our loyal customers to our newest mall, SM Center Las Piñas. With its vibrant economy and eco-friendly environment, Las Piñas provides a good venue for SM malls as we see a huge potential for growth and progress in the city,†SM Prime president Hans T. Sy said.
The new mall has an area of 32,387 square meters, offers more than 500 parking slots and a terminal for public utility vehicles. Its anchor tenants are SM Hypermarket, Ace Hardware, Watsons, and Banco de Oro, which is also owned by the Sy family. Other tenants at present include, Jollibee, Savory Chicken, The Old Spaghetti House, and Inasal Chicken Bacolod among others.
The company also unveiled early this year three expansion projects, the Sky Garden at SM City North Edsa, the annex of SM City Fairview, and the extension of SM City Rosales in Pangasinan.
The SM group’s retail unit also said that it will donate P10 for every P500 purchase in its malls to the GMA Kapuso Foundation to help rebuild schools in areas hit by storm Ondoy.
Meanwhile, the company is undertaking repairs and “fixing fixtures†in SM Sta. Mesa’s malls parking area and SM Marikina’s grocery section, aside from cleaning the affected areas in these malls.
