SM Supermalls, also simply known as SM is a chain of shopping malls owned by Philippines-based SM Prime. It has 82 shopping malls in the Philippines as of November 2022 and has seven malls in China. History SM Supermalls was pioneered by Henry Sy, a Chinese Filipino businessman whose roots traces back to Fujian. Sy opened his first shoe store in Quiapo in 1948 and later the first store under the Shoemart (SM) name in 1958 along Carriedo. In 1972, Shoemart turned into a full-line department store. In 1965, the company ventured into the supermarket and home appliance store business. It opened the first "Supermall" in the same year named SM North EDSA in Quezon City. SM expanded abroad with the opening of its first branch in China in 2001. The mall is SM City Xiamen in Fujian. Operations of SM Supermalls were affected by the imposition of enhanced community quarantines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. SM lose half of its revenue in 2020 although it claimed to have maintained a healthy occupancy rate within the next two years. Branches There are 82 shopping malls in the Philippines operated by SM Supermalls following the opening of SM City Tuguegarao on November 18, 2022. It also has seven malls in China, with the most recent mall, SM City Tianjin opening in 2016. These include SM North EDSA in Quezon City, SM Mall of Asia in Pasay, SM Megamall in Mandaluyong and SM Seaside in Cebu City which are among the largest in the Philippines. Tenants and amenities SM Cinema SM Cinema is the movie theater chain of SM Supermalls. SM Cinema is also responsible for some milestones in the Philippine film industry. SM Cinema offers premium cinema experience called "Director's Club", which features leather-recliner-seating and butler service, and offers eight IMAX theaters including the first IMAX theater at the SM Mall of Asia which was opened in 2006 with a capacity of 635 seats (reduced to 490+ seats after renovation and Paragon 918 seating upgrade in 2019) and a screen height of , it is the largest cinema screen in the country. The first drive-in theater in the Philippines was opened under the SM Cinema brand in July 2020 at SM City Pampanga. There is a policy in place since 2002, which dictates the non-airing films rated R-18 in SM Cinemas. SM Store The SM Store is the department