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9 sty 2023 · By 2009, SM announced its plans for its Makro stores: it began to convert them into hypermarkets—or outlets that combine a supermarket and a department store—ostensibly because “the concept of wholesale buying no longer appeals to consumers.”
9 paź 2009 · SM Investments Corp. will soon convert its Makro stores into hypermarkets—outlets combining a supermarket and a department store—because the concept of wholesale buying no longer appeals to consumers, an official said yesterday.
Makro sells food and non-food products, usually located in different sections of the store. Each store also contains a hot-food cafeteria, and a cash machine. The food section always includes a fresh fish section, a wine section, fresh meat and butchery department, and refrigerated aisles.
TOBY's (taken over by Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc.) Pilipinas Makro (initially fully taken over by SM and all branches subsequently converted into SM Hypermarkets, Savemore Markets or abandoned); Glo-ri's Supermart (acquired by SM from Glorimart Inc. and all branches subsequently converted into Savemore Markets)
Makro opened in the Philippines in 1996 but was gone by the time the 2010s rolled around. What happened?
4 maj 2009 · SM Investments Corp. will soon convert its Makro stores into hypermarkets—outlets combining a supermarket and a department store—because the concept of wholesale buying no longer appeals to consumers, an official said yesterday.
What Ever Happened to Makro, One of the First 'Big Box' Stores in the Philippines? A short history of Makro. Today the concept of big box, warehouse-type supermarkets in the Philippines is dominated by just two names: S&R and Landers.
