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The founding father of Philippine retail, Henry Sy, has passed away. Sy, who has topped the Philippines Rich List for the last seven years, was chairman emeritus of SM Investments, one of the country’s largest business conglomerates. A Chinese immigrant who…
H&M Philippines opens its first SM Mall of Asia branch today, with plans to open two more stores in Metro Manila before the end of the year. The other outlets for the Swedish fast-fashion giant will be at Greenbelt 4 in Makati City, and Robinsons Galleria in…
Motorola Philippines has opened its third concept kiosk, at SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. It is part of the Lenovo-owned company’s move to strengthen its retail footprint in the nation’s high-traffic malls. On the second level of the mall’s Cyberzone, the…
Some places in Metro Manila ban Pokemon GO players — not the malls. “A few days after the Philippine launch of Pokemon GO, mall operators reported a surge in foot traffic from people hooked on the augmented reality mobile phone-based game,” reports Doris…
Property, retail and banking tycoon Henry Sy whose conglomerate owns the chain of SM Supermalls in his country and China has retained the title of the Philippines’ richest person for the eight consecutive year, with his net worth up $1.7 billion from last…
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