SM City Mindpro
SM City Mindpro is a shopping mall in Zamboanga City, as well as the 4th largest shopping mall in Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines located at La Purisima St., Zamboanga City. It will be also the first SM Supermall in Zamboanga Peninsula. Prior to SM's partial acquisition, the mall as "Mindpro Citimall" houses Mindpro Supermarket, 3 cinemas, a foodcourt and a digital hub.
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| Location | La Purisima St, Zamboanga City, Philippines |
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| Opening date | December 7, 1996 (as Mindpro Citimall) 2020 (as SM City Mindpro) |
| Developer | SM Prime Holdings (since August 2016, 70%) Mindpro Retail Inc. (30%) |
| No. of floors | 4 floors (main mall) |
| Parking | 80+ Cars |
Although it was initially reported that the property was acquired by SM Prime Holdings last August 2016,[1] Mindpro Retail Inc., still holds the 30% of its ownership.[2]
History
Mindpro Citimall is owned and operated by Mindpro Retail Inc, a family corporation based in Zamboanga City. The mall, which was at a location that was used to be Jingyong Bowling and Mindpro Lumberyard, started in early 1992. The historic opening of the shopping mall was on December 7, 1996. The cinemas (originally three) were opened in February 1997. Mindpro Citimall has been the site of regional entertainment events, trade fairs, and exhibits.
In August 2016, SM Prime acquired 70% of property from Mindpro, Inc. The latter has 30% remains of the property.
In February 2017, SM Bonus products were available in Mindpro Supermarket, where SM Advantage Cards were accepted as a result of the partnership.
With a courtesy call with the Mayor of Zamboanga City, the SM Prime made a presentation of the new mall. Mindpro Citimall held its last day of operations in September 30, 2018. Construction and expansion of the mall followed.
The grand opening date of the mall as "SM City Mindpro" is planned to be set on 2020.[3][4][5][6]
References
- Apostol, Mike. "Mindpro Citimall now SM property". zamboangatimes.ph. The Zamboanga Times. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "New malls". mindanaotimes.net. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- Mascariñas, Erwin. "Caraga's first SM mall rising in Butuan". newsinfo.inquirer.net.
- Neil Charm (2019-09-12). "SM to open new mall in Olongapo | BusinessWorld". Bworldonline.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- "SM Mega job fair set in Zamboanga". Sunstar. September 11, 2019.
- "MEB PH: SM City Zamboanga construction to begin soon, source says". MEB PH. July 25, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2020.