SM Delgado is a shopping mall in downtown Iloilo City, Philippines. It is owned by SM Land Inc. and operated by Metro Manila Shopping Mecca Corporation, the same arm of the SM Group that operate the branches at SM City Manila and SM City Santa Rosa. It is the oldest SM store in the Philippines outside Metro Manila. It is located within Iloilo City Proper's commercial district along Delgado and Valeria Streets. It is the fourth SM Store built by Henry Sy Sr. and the first branch opened outside Metro Manila. Initially just a department store, SM Supermarket was conceptualized and opened at SM Delgado in 1985. The mall was relaunched in 2004.

SM Delgado
SM Delgado in 2024
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LocationDelgado corner Valeria Sts., Iloilo City, Philippines
Coordinates10°41′55″N 122°34′02″E / 10.69861°N 122.56710°E / 10.69861; 122.56710
Opening dateMay 15, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-05-15) (opened)
December 8, 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12-08) (relaunched)
DeveloperSM Prime Holdings
OwnerHenry Sy, Sr.
ArchitectJRP Design Inc.
No. of anchor tenants4
Total retail floor area28,000 m2 (300,000 sq ft)
No. of floors
  • Main Building: 2
  • Annex Building: 1
Parking200 slots

History

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It first opened in May 1979 and was relaunched in 2004. The original edifice was demolished on February 2, 2004, and a new building was built on the same vicinity that was opened to the public on December 8, 2004. In 2007, an annex building was added to complete the shopping center's redevelopment. SM Delgado was originally known as SM Iloilo prior to the opening of SM City Iloilo on June 11, 1999.[1][2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ Today, Iloilo (2014-10-16). "New look of SM Delgado". Iloilo Today. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  2. ^ Network, IBS Digital (2022-10-24). "A Fire started it all". IBS Digital Network. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. ^ "Delgado Street". www.thenewstoday.info. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
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