SM - unfair and illegal practices??

**Boy Bastos** · July 18th, 2013 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by Phoenix67

I think masyadong nagpapayabangan ang mga managers, asst managers and VPs kaya naglabasan ang ganyang policies. I wouldn't be surprised if maging next MAKRO sila. Pati nga mga karne, yung mga Bonus line nila parang mga botcha na karne kasi yun ang mga imported ng frozen meat (more than three months na sa freezer).

Yung post ng taga SM (kung tutuo man) ay standard format reply nila sa mga complaint...I doubt na may pagbabago na mangyayari dyan.

I use to operate a stall sa SM Clark renting out RC Cars...lugi ako sa mahal ng renta, tapos panay pa ang pabago nila sa stall setup ko (like as if it was free)...in the end it was cheaper for me to close my shop and pay-up my tauhan ng separation pay.

+ profit sharing pa ng SM.

Saan ka pa. :D

**Ry_Tower** · July 18th, 2013 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

I know how you feel. I have a friend who had a nail salon at one of the SM Malls. The mall forced her to move her store from the original location with high traffic to an isolated end of nowhere location in the same mall. She even had to shoulder the cost of moving to a new store space including renovating the new store space, etc. Obviously business dropped like a rock and eventually she closed her store there.

Yes, I had an experience also renting a space from a mall. Wala nga sila consideration kaya yung mga lease managers dyan, hindi nagtatagal. Dami siguro death threats.

**Retz** · July 18th, 2013 07:29 PM

magkano na ba lease space sa sm ngayon per sqm? and exclusive pa ba ang ang cusa and electricity sa rental?

**Phoenix67** · July 18th, 2013 10:02 PM

Depede ang price sa product or service, sa location, sa size. Minsan rent lang, minsan revenue (not profit) share, minsan both rent and reenue share. Ang pinaka mababa kong napag alaman ay P35k per month plus taxes, plus utilities and security - roughly it would be near P40k. That was more than a year ago na rate.

Food stall kiosk is at least P45k plus dati.

**interruptedz** · September 9th, 2013 09:13 PM

may isang client kami na masama din experience sa SM.sobra kumana ng supplier yan.kaya ako di ako nagpupunta s mga malls nila

**badkuk** · September 9th, 2013 11:48 PM

Someone once told me, you will never take money from SM, be it as a supplier, tenant, or contractor. Exposure lang siguro, and bragging rights.

**andywesteast** · September 10th, 2013 02:19 AM

Originally Posted by badkuk

Someone once told me, you will never take money from SM, be it as a supplier, tenant, or contractor. Exposure lang siguro, and bragging rights.

A Jolliee in a strategic SM location does 150,000 sales on a weekday, and more than 200,000 on a Sat or Sun.

**badkuk** · September 10th, 2013 07:04 AM

Originally Posted by andywesteast

A Jolliee in a strategic SM location does 150,000 sales on a weekday, and more than 200,000 on a Sat or Sun.

^ i stand corrected. But that's Jollibee we're talking about. Small startups may not be able to withstand SM's "management". Besides, until SM decides to push their own Jollibee( i wouldn't put it past them, ultimong nilagang mani pinapatulan), to their advantage na in to have a Jollibee since it's an anchor store.

**wowiesy** · September 10th, 2013 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by andywesteast

A Jolliee in a strategic SM location does 150,000 sales on a weekday, and more than 200,000 on a Sat or Sun.

sales pa lang yan... pag jollibee malamang standard na ng SM na rent + sales % ... i can only guess kung ilang % yun...

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**ghosthunter** · September 10th, 2013 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by badkuk

Someone once told me, you will never take money from SM, be it as a supplier, tenant, or contractor. Exposure lang siguro, and bragging rights.

Somewhat true IF you agree to everything they dictate to you.

If you are smart about their offers and strongly negotiate your position, it is possible for a supplier to earn a good profit.