Jose Sio (Chairman Emeritus) Amando Tetangco Jr. (Chairman of the Board) Teresita Sy-Coson (Vice Chairperson of the Board) Frederick Dy Buncio (President and CEO)
SM Investments Corporation (SMIC), also known as SM Group, is a Filipinoconglomerate with interests in various sectors, mostly in shopping mall development and management, retail, real estate development, banking, and tourism.[3][4] Founded by Henry Sy, it has become one of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines,[5] being the country's dominant player in retail with 208 stores nationwide. Of these, 47 are SM Department Stores; 38 are SM Supermarkets; 37 are SM Hypermarkets, and 86 are SaveMore branches.
In 1958, Henry Sy Sr. started his first company, ShoeMart (SM), a small shoe store in Carriedo, Manila, Philippines. He initially focused on buying large supplies of shoes from the United States. His business expanded as he transformed his shoe store into a department store.[8]
At this point, Sy set up his second company, SM Department Store Inc., and began selling stocks to department stores. In 1978, he began buying supermarkets at the northern end of EDSA in Quezon City. During the 90s when he opened SM Megamall, his companies were listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange, SM Prime Holdings Inc.[9] By 2005, the SM Investments Corporation was inaugurated.
In April 2017, SMIC appointed Jose Sio as CEO.[10]
SM Markets - a chain of food retail stores consisting of SM Supermarket, SM Hypermarket and Savemore.
SM Store - a department store
Walter Mart - a shopping mall owned by a joint venture between SM and a local company.
Alfamart - a convenience store owned by a joint venture between SM and an Indonesian company.
Specialty Stores - SM operates leading local retail chains such as Ace Hardware, SM Appliances, Homeworld, Our Home, Toy Kingdom (International Toyworld Inc.), Kultura, Baby Company, Sports Central, Pet Express, Miniso, Watsons, Uniqlo,[11] etc.
Gentree Fund - a venture capital fund investing in early-stage all the way to pre-IPO companies.[12]
Banking
BDO Unibank - one of the largest banks in the Philippines
ChinaBank - the first privately-owned local commercial bank in the Philippines - (SM owns 30% of the company)
SM Development Corporation (SMDC) - is a residential property developer which focuses on the premium middle market. SMDC now operates SM Residences and MPlace.
Mall of Asia Complex - is an alternative business and tourism district, as well as the home of the SM Mall of Asia, SMX Convention Center (the largest private venue in the Philippines), OneE-com Center and Mall of Asia Arena (one of the largest private sports venues in the Philippines). The Mall of Asia Complex occupies 60 hectares of land along the coast of Manila Bay, offering locations for business, tourism, retail, and leisure projects.
OCLP Holdings - the parent of Ortigas & Company Limited Partnership. Since November 2014, the consortium of SM Investments and the family of Francisco Ortigas has owned 37% of the holding.
Lifestyle Entertainment
SM Cinema - includes Director's Club Cinema, IMAX Theatre, WM Cinemas, Blink, ePlus, and Snack Time.
SM Skating
SM Game Park
Exploreum
SM Tickets
SM Mall of Asia Arena is a venue which hosts concerts and other big events, opened on June 16, 2012. Its seating capacity is 16,000 and it hosted the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. It is one of the largest arenas in the Philippines.
SM Seaside Arena, the company's second arena is located in Cebu City.[13] Plans for the arena were first made in 2013, but were reportedly canceled in 2017,[14][15] but were eventually resumed later on. The arena is slated to open by 2025.
SM Food Court
SM Appliance Center
Leisure
Costa del Hamilo Inc - is a large-scale eco-tourism project to develop in phases 5,700 hectares of land by the sea in Nasugbu, Batangas into a network of coastal resort communities.
Highlands Prime, Inc. - is a residential developer in Tagaytay Highlands, a mountainside resort and residential complex.
Mining
Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation - is engaged in gold mining operations.[16]
Belle Corporation is Henry Sy's foray into the gaming industry in the Philippines, hoping to capitalize on the future of Pagcor's entertainment city. It is the developer of leisure and tourism destinations in the country.[19][20][16] - (SM owns 27%)
Other Investments and Affiliations
2GO - supply chain operating in shipping, freight, warehousing and express delivery.[21] - (SM owns 67.2%)
Airspeed - an end-to-end logistics solutions and express courier company.[19][22] - (SM owns 51%)
Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation - mining company with significant holdings of Philippine mineral resources.[19][23] - (SM owns 34.1%)
CityMall - commercial centers owned by a joint venture between SM and DoubleDragon Properties Corp.[16] - (SM owns 34%)
Goldilocks - a leading Filipino bakeshop heritage brand trusted by Filipino consumers for over 50 years.[16] - (SM owns 74%)
MyTown - Dormitories owned by Philippines Urban Living Solutions, Inc.[16] - (SM owns 71.3%)
National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) - privately-owned power transmission company established in January 15, 2009 through Republic Act (RA) 9511 that took over from National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) under Department of Energy (DOE) of the Philippine government during the administrationofPresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo which privatized the operations and maintenance of the Philippine power grid and its related assets and facilities. Assuming it secures a renewal, NGCP has a 50-year concession period from January 15, 2009 to December 1, 2058 to operate and maintain the country's power grid and its related assets and facilities. It is owned by SM Group, headed by Henry Sy Jr., in joint venture with the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) which has 40% of the total shareholdings.[24] - (SM owns 60%)
Neo - is the owner, developer, and manager of the Philippines' top certified green buildings located in Bonifacio Global City.[19][25] - (SM owns 95% in Neo Subsidiaries and 34% in Neo Associates)
Philippine Geothermal Production Company (PGPC) - geothermal development company owned by Allfirst Equity Holdings (AEH) [16] - (SM owns 100%)
SM Foundation is the corporate responsibility arm of the SM Group of Companies. The foundation has various areas of advocacy: education, scholarship programs, building schools, disaster response, health care, medical missions, mobile clinics, and religious community projects.
SM Cares
SM Cares is a program created to consolidate and coordinate all of SM Prime's corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Carried out in all SM malls nationwide, SM Cares' CSR projects cover environmental conservation (energy, air and water), and assistance to customers of SM malls with special needs such as the disabled, special children, the elderly and nursing mothers.[26]
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