Sm Retail Inc. (Philippines)

SM Retail Inc. is the retail holding company of SM Investments Corporation and one of the largest multi-format retailers in the Philippines. The company manages both food and non-food retail operations under a portfolio of well-known brands that collectively span department stores, supermarkets, hypermarkets, minimarts, and specialty retail concepts. In non-food retail, SM Retail operates The SM Store, the country's leading department store chain, which offers apparel, footwear, accessories, cosmetics, household items, and general merchandise targeted at the mass and middle-income segments. It also oversees various specialty retail formats, including ACE Hardware (do-it-yourself and hardware), SM Appliance Center (consumer electronics and appliances), Our Home (furniture and home décor), Toy Kingdom (toys and children's products), Kultura (Filipino-themed merchandise), Baby Company (baby and maternity products), sports and fashion concepts, and other specialty banners operated directly or through partnerships and joint ventures. In food retail, SM Retail's SM Markets group runs SM Supermarket, SM Hypermarket, Savemore Market, and has strategic interests in minimart formats such as Alfamart and other grocery chains, providing full-line and convenient food retailing in malls, stand-alone locations, and residential communities. The company's store network consists of dozens of department stores and thousands of food and specialty outlets nationwide, many of which are anchored in SM Prime's mall portfolio but also include community-based and stand-alone formats, supported by growing e-commerce and digital sales channels. SM Retail's geographic reach covers Metro Manila and virtually all major provincial cities and growth corridors across the Philippines, supported by a sophisticated logistics and supply chain infrastructure. Strategically, SM Retail is focused on maintaining leadership in Philippine retail by leveraging scale, category breadth, and brand recognition, while continuously modernizing store formats and strengthening its omni-channel capabilities. The company emphasizes value-for-money assortments, private-label development, supply chain efficiency, data-driven merchandising, and sustainability initiatives, positioning SM Retail as a central player in the country's consumer economy and as a gateway for global and local brands seeking access to Filipino shoppers.