WalterMart

WalterMart
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1990; 36 years ago (1990)
FounderWilson Lim
Headquarters
7th floor WalterMart Building 8001 A, North EDSA, Veterans Village, Quezon City
,
Philippines
Area served
Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Central Luzon
Key peopleWilson Lim Jr., managing director
Number of employees
3,000
Websitewaltermart.com.ph

WalterMart is a Filipino chain of community shopping malls owned by Abenson Ventures, Inc. and are located in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon. The chain operates its anchor stores that include WalterMart Supermarket, W Department Store, Abenson Appliances and Abenson Home Furniture. Filipino retail stores, such as Watsons, and Ace Hardware, also occupy most of WalterMart's branches.

WalterMart's corporate headquarters are located in North EDSA, Quezon City.

History

WalterMart's logo from 1990 to 2017. However, this was used as a secondary logo, and it is still seen on the facade until 2023.

WalterMart was founded in the 1990s by Wilson Lim, at the time of the economic crisis when the major players were not expanding aggressively. The company saw that there was an opportunity to expand in developing communities and uplift their standards of living by providing gainful employment to the locals and improving their shopping experience.

In January 2013, SM Retail and SM Prime entered into a joint venture agreement with WalterMart to co-manage the operations of WM-branded community-based malls located in the provinces of Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog and cities in Metro Manila.

In February 2016, the SM–Waltermart group rescinded an earlier deal to jointly develop shopping malls with 8990 Holdings as these may take business away from SM's shopping centers.

On April 26, 2018, WalterMart opened the first branch of W Mall on Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay.

WalterMart Supermarket

WalterMart Supermarket branch in Santa Maria, Bulacan

WalterMart Supermarket is located within most WalterMart malls, as well as Ayala Malls Serin in Tagaytay. The first supermarket started along E. Rodriguez Avenue in Quezon City. In 1995, the owners entered into a partnership with Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA), making it the only supermarket chain in the Philippines to become a member of the organization. Currently, it is now one of the youngest and fastest-growing supermarket chains in the Philippines with 47 more locations in Metro Manila, Central, and South Luzon.

Branches

Metro Manila

Calabarzon

Batangas
Cavite
Laguna
Quezon
Rizal

Central Luzon

Bataan
Bulacan
Nueva Ecija
Pampanga
Tarlac
Zambales

References

  1. ↑ Go, Josiah (May 9, 2014). "Q&A with Wilson Lim, Founder of Abenson Group of Companies on Starting Up New Ventures". Josiah Go: The Marketing Mentor. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Q Company Overview of Waltermart Group". Josiah Go: The Marketing Mentor. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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  4. ↑ "WalterMart - Contact Us". WalterMart. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Q&A with Wilson Lim, Founder of Abenson Group of Companies on Starting Up New Ventures". The Marketing Mentor. May 9, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ Dumlao, Doris C. "SM, Waltermart join forces". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sy group won't control SM-Waltermart venture". Rappler. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  8. ↑ Dumlao-Abadilla, Doris. "8990-Waltermart retail venture deal scrapped". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  9. ↑ "Community mall opens in Pasay". Manila Standard. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  10. ↑ "IN PHOTOS: W Mall opens in Pasay". Rappler. April 27, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Store Locator". WalterMart.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  12. ↑ Mart, Walter. "WalterMart - Supermarkets". www.waltermart.com.ph. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  13. ↑ "WALTERMART SUPERMARKET, INC. Supplier Profile". service.ariba.com. Retrieved July 3, 2017.