SM Lanang (formerlySM Lanang Premier), is an indoor four-storyshopping mall in Lanang,Davao City, Philippines along Jose P. Laurel Avenue and within S.P Dakudao loop. It was the firstSM Supermall to be called "Premier" (now discontinued). The mall is owned byHenry Sy, Sr. and managed bySM Prime Holdings. Construction of the mall started in 2011 and opened to the public on September 28, 2012, on the site of the former Lanang Golf and Country Club.
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Location | Davao City, Philippines |
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Coordinates | 7°05′55.67″N125°37′52.11″E / 7.0987972°N 125.6311417°E /7.0987972; 125.6311417 |
Address | J.P. Laurel Avenue, Brgy. San Antonio, Agdao District |
Opening date | September 28, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-09-28) |
Previous names | SM Lanang Premier (2012–2023) |
Developer | SM Prime Holdings |
Management | SM Prime Holdings |
Architect | Point Design Inc. |
No. of stores and services | 273 |
No. ofanchor tenants | 2 |
Total retail floor area | 145,174 m2 (1,562,640 sq ft) |
No. of floors | 4 |
Public transit access | |
Website | SM Lanang |
The mall has a gross floor area of 145,174 m2 (1,562,640 sq ft) making it one of the largest shopping malls inMindanao. The mall has 273 stores along with several restaurants. The mall has the SM Store and SM Supermarket asanchor stores. It features sixcinemas, anIMAX Theater,SMX Convention Center, SM Science Discovery Center (now closed since 2015), a bowling center, and anAl fresco dining situated along the fountain court, located at the back of the mall. SM Lanang is the 4th largest taxpayer inDavao City along withSM City Davao.
History
editPlanning and construction
editSM Prime Holdings developed SM Lanang, a Philippine-based shopping center management firm. In 2008, SM Prime Holdings bought 10 hectares out of the 40-hectare property of Lanang Golf and Country Club from Dakudao and Sons for the mall.[1][2] SM Prime Holdings saw potential in the upscale northern sections of the city.[3] The mall was to be anSM City Mall, a shopping mall with SM Store, SM Supermarket or SM Hypermarket and SM Cinemas together with retail shops, and it was scheduled to open in 2011.[4] The management planned that the mall would be bigger thanSM City Davao, the first SM Mall in Mindanao.[5] This original plan would have generated over 1,000 jobs.[6][7] Moreover, local people unofficially named the mall as SM North Davao. Officers of SM Prime Holdings requested anonymity because they could not discuss project details. The administration planned to start the mall project in January 2010.[8][9] However, the management moved the start to 2011, together with SM City General Santos.[10][11]
Tenant partners, retailers, food chains, service centers and merchants attended the tenant's preview of SM Lanang on March 22, 2012. SM Prime Holdings announced the mall's name as SM Lanang Premier.[12] Point Design, Inc. designed the mall.[13] G&W Architects was the Architect of Record; NGCB was the General Contractor; D.A. Abcede and Associates was the Project Manager; Edge its Cinema Designer; Abesamis-Guerrero was the SMX Convention Center Designer,[a] and HBO+EMTB was the Cyberzone designer.[15]
In 2023, the mall was renamed to SM Lanang as part of a rebrand of Premier SM malls that don't carry the said branding.
Opening
editEight days before it opened, SM Lanang had 160 out of 273 stores occupied.[16] The mall opened to the public on September 28, 2012. Its operating hours are from 10:00 am until 9:00 pm[17] A sellout crowd filled the mall during its opening,[18][19] causing motorists and commuters trouble as they got stuck in heavy traffic along Jose P. Laurel Avenue.[20][21] At the time it opened, the mall's occupancy rate was 91%.[22]
Location
editSM Lanang isSM Prime Holdings' fourth mall inMindanao afterSM City Davao,SM City CDO Uptown andSM City General Santos and also second mall in Davao City and region. It is on the site of the previous Lanang Golf and Country Club in Lanang, Davao City. It is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) away fromFrancisco Bangoy International Airport and 4 km (2.5 mi) away fromPort of Davao.[23][b] Additionally, S.P Dakudao loop bordered the mall and Jose P. Laurel Avenue to its north.[24] The mall is nearAH26 and R. Castillo Street, which vehicles use as an access and exit point.[25] The mall is also near to Davao Museum.[23]
Features
editDesign
editOrigami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, became the inspiration for the mall's exterior design. Thus, the mall's north, south, and west facades employed the use of various asymmetric lines.[15]
Operations
editIn March 2013, SM Lanang hosted the M.I.C.E convention along with the annual Philippine Advertising Congress, accommodating 5,000 people.[26] As of August 2013, the mall's daily foot traffic has seen 20,000 people on weekdays and 40,000 on weekends.[27]
Economic impact
editSM Lanang serves as a major tourist attraction in Davao City and is the 4th largest taxpayer in the area, together with SM City Davao.[28][29] As of 2013, it has an income tax return of ₱8 million.[29] The mall employed 10,000 people in 2012.[30] IBEX Global Solutions opened aBusiness process outsourcing within the mall last October 2013 with a gross floor area of 3,500 m2 (38,000 sq ft) which employed additional 700 people.[27][31] As a result of SM Lanang's very strong profit and Mindanao's growing economy,SM Prime Holdings opened 2 more malls in Mindanao area, one inButuan and a second mall inCagayan de Oro.MegaWorld Corporation is planning to open a residential building within the mall's vicinity, with an investment amounting to ₱15 billion.[24][29][32] SM Lanang together with SM City Davao accounts for 80% of total profit of SM Prime Holdings in Mindanao.[33]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^SMX Convention Center and Trade Hall do have the same functions but do not have the same branding and both are managed by SMX Convention Specialist Corporation (SMX Corp.) under SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation.[14]
- ^Although reference states that SMX Convention Center is 2.5 and 4 km (1.6 and 2.5 mi) respectively, it is stated that SMX Convention Center is inside of SM Lanang Premier, in which those facts for SMX Convention Center Davao can also be applied for SM Lanang Premier, given it is inside of SM Lanang Premier.[23]
References
edit- ^Mallo, Carlo P."SM Lanang Premier to redefine Davao's lifestyle". Edge Davao. RetrievedOctober 7, 2012.
- ^"More shopping malls to rise in Davao City".Philippine Star. July 19, 2008.
- ^Liu, Kristine Jane R. & Francisco, Carmelito Q. (April 29, 2009). "Davao Expansion".Business World.
- ^Villamor, Marites S. (July 6, 2009). "SM to build more malls in Cebu".Business World.
- ^Padillo, Maya M. (June 6, 2009). "SMIC to put another mall in Davao City".Mindanao Daily Mirror.
- ^Quiros, Judy (April 28, 2009). "SM City mall to rise in Lanang".Mindanao Daily Mirror.
- ^Deligero, Greg G. (March 21, 2011)."New malls in Davao to increase city's demand for power supply". Edge Davao. RetrievedOctober 7, 2012.
- ^Mallo, Carlos P. (February 19, 2010)."Construction of SM Lanang to start soon". Sun. Star Davao. RetrievedApril 24, 2014.
- ^"SM North Davao to start construction".Sun.Star Davao. November 16, 2009.
- ^"SM Mall in Lanang to employ 1000". Edge Davao. RetrievedOctober 7, 2012.
- ^Dela Peña; Zinnia B. (April 28, 2010). "SM Prime forms REIT vehicle to raise $500 million".The Philippine Star.
- ^"World-class SM Lanang Premier reshaping malling in Mindanao".Sun. Star Davao. April 18, 2012. RetrievedApril 24, 2014.
- ^"Point Design : SM Lanang Shopping Center".Point Design Inc's workers. Point Design Inc. RetrievedOctober 16, 2012.
- ^"About Us". SM Prime. RetrievedOctober 26, 2012.
- ^ab"SM Lanang in Davao opens".Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin. October 3, 2012. RetrievedOctober 5, 2012.
- ^Colina, Antonio IV (September 18, 2013)."SM Lanang Premier boasts of world-class facilities".SunStar. RetrievedApril 21, 2014.
- ^"Information | SM Supermalls". SM Supermalls. p. 1. RetrievedApril 21, 2014.
- ^Cayon, Manuel T. (October 1, 2012). "SM to put up premier mall in Taguig, five more malls in Mindanao".Business Mirror.
- ^"SM Lanang Attracts record crowd".BusinessMirror. October 9, 2012. RetrievedApril 23, 2014.
- ^Paloma, Jerecco O. (September 28, 2012)."Mall opening jams Lanang".Sun.Star Davao. Davao City. RetrievedOctober 16, 2012.
- ^Alcantara, Jojie & Bagaforo, Nelson C., RaiN (September 30, 2012)."SM Lanang Premier opens".Sun.Star Davao. RetrievedOctober 7, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^"SM Prime Holdings, inc. Annual Report 2012"(PDF). SM Prime Holdings. p. 17. RetrievedApril 22, 2014.
- ^abc"SMX Excites events scene in Davao" (Press release). August 1, 2012. RetrievedApril 23, 2014.
- ^abAustria, Jenniffer B. (March 20, 2014)."MegaWorld goes to Davao City". RetrievedApril 23, 2014.
- ^Paloma, Jereco (September 20, 2012)."Councilors Discuss SM Lanang Access Road Today". Sun.Star Davao. RetrievedApril 23, 2014.
- ^"Investment Matters"(PDF). City Government of Davao. February 2013. p. 7. RetrievedApril 22, 2014.
- ^abDumlao, Doris C. (August 25, 2013)."SM Mindanao malls gets big boost from BPOs". RetrievedApril 22, 2014.
- ^Enriquez, Spanky (January 17, 2013)."SM Lanang Premier: Davao's Newest Tourist Attraction". RetrievedApril 22, 2014.
- ^abc"Malls among Davao's top taxpayers". Business World. April 2, 2014. RetrievedApril 22, 2014.
- ^"SM Plans to build five more malls in Mindanao cities". Edge Davao. October 1, 2013. RetrievedApril 22, 2014.
- ^"IBEX Global Solutions Davao to serve 6 more international clients".Sun.Star Davao. November 26, 2013. RetrievedApril 24, 2014.
- ^"SM Expands presence in Mindanao". August 26, 2013. RetrievedApril 24, 2014.
- ^Morales, Neil Jerome C. (August 26, 2013)."SM Expands in Mindanao". The Philippine Star. RetrievedApril 24, 2014.
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