Forbes Magazine in its latest issue reports that the Philippines has three of the world's largest malls.

SM Mall of Asia is ranked #3. SM Megamall #5 and SM City North EDSA #9.

Forbes also said Asia is home to eight out of the 10 leading shopping malls in the world, including the 3 SM malls in Metro Manila, 1 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and 4 in China.

Forbes Magazine based its ratings on the "Gross Leasable Area" - the number of square feet the property has for revenue-generating activities like retail, dining and amusements.

The image of a mall-craze Philippines moved a notch higher last year with the opening of the SM Mall of Asia, a world-class shopping destination with a priceless view of the famed Manila Bay sunset.

At #9, the SM City North EDSA which has a gross leasable area of 3 million sq. ft. is larger than the largest in the U.S. which is the King of Prussia Mall located in Philadelphia at 2.8 million sq. ft.

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You think Filipinos are mall-crazy? Wait 'til the standard of living go up, and the poverty level go down.

north edsa talaga? hehehehe gaano ba kaliit ang mall ng ibang bansa... eh parang maliit lang naman ang north edsa hehehehe

SM North EDSA is even bigger than the biggest mall in the US. Me too, baby, I was pleasantly surprised as well.

^hmmm... bakit ganun? may budget naman kayo pampatayo ah. hahahahaha oh well... hehe.

i hope itigil na ni henry sy ang pagpapatayo ng SM niya. hehehe

oo nga pala. magtatayo ng bagong ayala mall sa tapat ng sm north edsa. hehehe

^ It's probably due to existing laws here in the US, limiting the maximum allowable size of a commercial complex.

its trinoma. its a pretty mall cuz its made by ayala. i heard its almost as big as sm mall of asia.

^nadaanan ko siya last sat. not really... it's not that big. parang mas malaki pa rin ang MOA. but it has this pa-sosyal effect thing. para tapatan niya yung SM the Block ng NOrth edsa. Kasi dun sa THE BLOCK puro mamahalin yung shops, not your typical SM. heheheh

i am an engineer here at Trinoma mall (the ayala mall beside SM north)....its big...when i inspect the whole building at 1AM, i finsh by 4:30AM....its that big. It looks small from the outside....but it has 4 levels...so it becomes bigger than MOA.

i am an engineer here at Trinoma mall (the ayala mall beside SM north)....its big...when i inspect the whole building at 1AM, i finsh by 4:30AM....its that big. It looks small from the outside....but it has 4 levels...so it becomes bigger than MOA.

Ambisyoso si Zobel de Ayala ha. Hindi palalamang kay Henry Sy.

Good luck to you and your projects, bro.

so, are you still saying we are a poor coutry?


the right sentence should be like this:
"Philippines is an average country with many poor people in it"

I would have to say that the Mall of Asia is quite overrated in the sense that it only has 2 storeys while it stretches around a large land area. It should have had more floors though. But there's still room for expansion. I've read somewhere that a coliseum is planned to be built there. Hmmm....this would remind me of Gateway Mall.

About Trinoma, thank God the North Edsa area will now have a posh mall. SM North edsa, despite being a crucial mall for Quezon City residents, is getting old already. It's entirety needs a major renovation.

if MOA had more floors it would be in danger of collapsing or sinking into the ground since it's built on reclaimed land. it's divided into separate buildings instead to spread the weight.

WOOHOOO PINOY PRIDE BABEHBABEH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The SM in Baguio sucks. Aside from many pine trees were cut down, it's shaking when there's some gig and when it rains, it pours..literally. You need payong inside if it's raining outside.

But I do have a feeling that SM Baguio won't stay long. It's not really gaining much profit. Hehehe. I have a relative who used to work on the Admin and she can look at the Financial statements

Time to introduce American style materialism to Baguio then.

It's not American style. It's called lowlander style of materialism which sucks.

But I'm praying that SM will really die... will pull out of the city because it isn;t gaining profit.

Poor Henry Sy... doesn't know how to do market study

Materialism is part of progress anyway. Let capitalistic bullying take its course. LOL!

backward progress? Is "backwardism" a progress?

But it woudn't last long, I know. Many shops are closing after a several months so there are a good number of vacant units int eh mall. Sy would pull out soon

^hahaha. sana mangyari yan sa ibang parts sa manila. mwahahahaha. tama ng ang kagahaman ni sy.

hey can u give me more updates of the mall plz. im really looking forward for its opening.

any pics or renderings u can share? thnx sir!



what kind of brands are they selling?

the trendy pinoy shopping areas right now are boutique and strip malls similar to those u can find from the streets of milan or paris. theyre out door promenades.

this is Bonifacio High Street from Bonifacio Global city, the fastest city development in the whole Philippines. (open but still under development. )

















Bonifacio High Street mall and the developing Bonifacio skyline in the background.

napakaliit ng SM north edsa..kahit isama mo ung the cube at annex..

typical shops you can only find in rockwell and greenbelt. can't remember any particular shop right now except yung mga kainan like gumbo at may chever pang brazil something. hehehehe

aaahhh i see. personally i hate those big brand names like Armani, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Burberry etc etc etc... i lose the urge to shop cuz those names intimidate me. theyre too expensive!! thats why i like Philippine malls cuz most brands are affordable, unlike the other asian countries who fill up their malls with high end retail.

rockwell is such a sosy mall tho! it looks really nice to take a picture there.

^hahaha. true. only a small portion of the population can afford those sosyal shops. hahaha. even if I have money, why the hell will spend it on Valencia (sp?) or Burberry bags? magpupunta na lang ako ng tawi-tawi o Batanes.

dnt wrry filipinos are not alone. thats why alot of foreigners enjoy shopping in the Philippines bcuz they can get cheap bargains they cant get in from their home countries..

i have a number of friends and acquaintances who told me this bout the Philippines.

theres this friend i have who lived in Thailand with her family, she said the brands there are too expensive for her. she went on vacation to the Philippines and shopped like crzy cuz it was cheap and good quality.

Oh wow that looks nice....I'll remember to visit that whenever I go back to visit the Phils.

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so who has the worlds biggest mall?

I think China does...

Naghihirap nga ba ang pinas? dami na nating malls

SM North EDSA ? 9th Place? I was rather shocked but SM North EDSA covered an annex building and an elevated walkway

malaki talaga ang mall of asia...
un lang..

I keep hearing that Mall of America is the biggest.

ive been there. the mall in edmonton alberta canada was the biggest mall in the earth for decades until China beat them.

Tentative soft opening of Trinoma is on May 3, 2007....that's why we are at full speed mode now since it is just about a month away....

things to see (which is only available in trinoma):

- water features
- the M4 level (got a small lake-like area with coffee shops, timezone, and the 7 cinemas that ayala is proud to showcase....especially the Skybox...
- activity center with mini amphitheatre
- Mindanao avenue extension (until EDSA)
- Landmark's 2nd branch (although opening is scheduled by August?)

pictures?? sorry cant post them now....surprise for everyone! Just wait and see....

^kaya ba yun ng May? curious lang. hehehe

yaaay! this is something to be proud of. my last shopping experience in ortigas was FIRST CLASS. talagang enjoy ako. rockwell is just out of this world & SM... omg... i can practically live & die in SM megamall.



keep doin ur thing, philippines.... coz WE LOVE IT!!!!

what are these water features? fountains?

Trinoma

there are fountains, flowing water, etc...

can't show you the interior pictures pa eh, its not yet complete so it does not look really good yet....in the meantime, the pics above are the old exterior model pics.....not yet updated...

aba parang excited na tlga ako for this upcoming project! may pagka suspense ang dating. ganda cguro nito pag labas. MOA looks very plain to me, i hope Trinoma wont turn out the same!

^maganda naman ang MOA, lalo na sa loob. hehehehe masyado lang matao.

ewan ko. di ko pa kasi napunta dun! pero ayon sa litrato, parang plain at puti itsura.

i wanna go there tho!

Ayala Malls and SM Malls differ since the former caters to the upscale class, and the latter to the masa. Although SM North Edsa's The Block caters to the same people as Trinoma, my observation is Trinoma can still beat out The Block with the quality of materials used, lighting, ambiance, and design. Errors made by Ayala in Greenbelt and Glorietta were corrected in Trinoma, although it is said that SM will observe Trinoma for 1 year and look for possible errors, and correct them in the new proposed SM North Edsa.

The design of Trinoma is nature-based, meaning there will be a lot of green and water areas in the mall. The main entrance (North Avenue cor. Mindanao Avenue) is visible from the outside, you can see that there are a lot of plants and small trees located there.

Tentative schedule for opening is May 3, although this might move since delays are being experienced as of the moment. There are also slight changes in the architectural design, but ALL people in the project, from owners, project managers, contractors and subcontractors, are doing everything to catch up with the scheduled opening.

As of the moment, tenants are already setting-up their shops....

aaaahhhhh im sooooo xcited!!!

thats sounds very very nice. do u think this would par with Bangkok's Siam Paragon and Centralworld?

Do update us for more informations! Do post some pictures here!

and expect more traffic in that area in months to come!

Expect heavt traffic along North Avenue and Mindanao Avenue...also expect traffic at EDSA right before Trinoma coming from the Makati....a new road is being completed at the side of the mall complex...its called Mindanao Avenue Extension. It will extend from the corner of North and Mindanao avenues, and end up at EDSA....expect real traffic jams...

When I go to Philipines, my Aunt keeps taking me to Glorieta or the other expensive malls, I actually really like going to Divisoria, haha. Americans like to save too. I really thought Mall of Asia was tight though.