SM opens first mall in Capiz province

MANILA, Philippines — SM Prime Holdings Inc., one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, opens today its newest mall in the Philippines, SM City Roxas.

Spanning almost 41,000 square meters (sqm) of gross floor area (GFA), this newest development brings new trend of shopping, dining and entertainment experiences in Roxas City as well as in the province of Capiz.

“It is our privilege and honor to finally welcome our fellow Capiznon to our newest mall in the Philippines, SM City Roxas. The opening of SM City Roxas offers a place to reconnect with friends and celebrate with families, while enjoying a wide variety of food, activities and services that can be found inside the mall,” SM Prime president Jeffrey Lim said.

Located along the bustling Arnaldo Boulevard in Barangay Baybay, Roxas City, Capiz, SM City Roxas offers two levels of shopping, dining and entertainment experiences with almost a thousand parking slots and a transport hub that offers convenience to its customers.

SM City Roxas also offers an atrium that features a large open-air, skylighted space design incorporating distinctive modern textures and fascinating colors, which will give shoppers a fun shopping and exciting shopping and leisure experience.

Opening with 81 percent of space lease awarded, SM City Roxas will house local and international shops including SM’s well-loved brands such as the SM Store, SM Supermarket, Watsons, Surplus, Miniso, SM Appliance, ACE Hardware, Sports Central and BDO. SM City Roxas will also cater to movie-goers with the opening of SM Cinema, which will provide four regular cinema houses with more than a hundred seating capacity each, including PWD seats, and one private cinema with 20-person capacity.

“Together with our business partners and tenants, we hope to spur more economic activities and provide job opportunities in areas where we have plans to open new SM malls this year. We look forward to serving these communities with the same brand of excellence and convenience SM is known for,” Lim added.