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For the American retail chain, see Walmart.
Walter Mart
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
FounderWilson Lim[1]
Headquarters
7th floor Walter Mart
Building 8001 A North EDSA Veterans Village, Quezon City[2]
,
Philippines
Area served
Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Metro Manila
Key people
Wilson Lim Jr., Managing Director
Number of employees
3,000
Websitewaltermart.com.ph

Walter Mart (stylized as WalterMart) is a Filipino chain of community shopping malls located in Metro Manila, Central, and South Luzon.[3] The chain operates its anchor stores that include Walter Mart Supermarket, Walter Mart Cinemas, Abenson Appliances and Abenson Home Furniture. Filipino retail stores, such as Watsons, Ace Hardware, and W Department Store, also occupy most of Walter Mart's branches.

Walter Mart's corporate headquarters are located in North EDSA, Quezon City.[3][4]

History

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

Walter Mart 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.[5]

In January 2013, SM Retail and SM Prime Holdings, Inc. entered into a joint venture agreement with Walter Mart 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.[6][7]

In February 2016, the SM-Waltermart group rescinded an earlier deal to jointly develop shopping malls with 8990 Holdings as these may take business away from SM's shopping centers.[8]

On April 26, 2018, WalterMart opened the first branch of W Mall along Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay.[9][10]

WalterMart Supermarket

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WalterMart Supermarket branch in Santa Maria, Bulacan

WalterMart Supermarket is located within most WalterMart malls, as well as Ayala Malls Serin in Tagaytay.[11] 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.[12][13]

Branches

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Supermarket branch along Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay City

Nueva Ecija

  • WalterMart Cabanatuan
  • WalterMart Gapan
  • WalterMart Talavera
  • WalterMart San Jose

Zambales

  • WalterMart Subic

Pampanga

  • WalterMart San Fernando

Tarlac

  • WalterMart Concepcion
  • WalterMart Capas
  • WalterMart Paniqui

Bataan

  • WalterMart Balanga

Bulacan

  • WalterMart Plaridel - opened in 2003
  • WalterMart Guiguinto - opened in 2013
  • WalterMart Malolos - opened in 2021
  • WalterMart Baliwag - opened in 2022
  • WalterMart Santa Maria - opened in 2009
  • WalterMart Altaraza - opened in 2019

Metro Manila

  • WalterMart Makati
  • WalterMart Quezon City - E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue
  • WalterMart Greenhills
  • WalterMart Pasay
  • WalterMart Caloocan
  • WalterMart Quezon City - North Edsa
  • WalterMart Quezon City - Visayas Avenue
  • WalterMart Junction
  • WalterMart Sucat
  • WalterMart Bicutan
  • WalterMart Quezon Avenue Online Express Hub
  • WalterMart Muntinlupa

Rizal

  • WalterMart Taytay
  • WalterMart Antipolo

Cavite

  • WalterMart Dasmariñas
  • WalterMart Carmona
  • WalterMart General Trias
  • WalterMart Tagaytay
  • WalterMart Trece Martires
  • WalterMart Bacoor
  • WalterMart Silang - opened in 2024

Laguna

  • WalterMart Santa Rosa
  • WalterMart Cabuyao
  • WalterMart Santa Rosa Bel-Air
  • WalterMart Makiling
  • WalterMart Los Baños
  • WalterMart Santa Cruz

Batangas

  • WalterMart Batangas
  • WalterMart Tanauan
  • WalterMart Nasugbu
  • WalterMart Balayan
  • WalterMart San Pascual

Quezon

  • WalterMart Candelaria

References

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  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.
  3. ^ a b "Waltermart Supermarket, Inc.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Mart, Walter. "Walter Mart - Contact Us". www.waltermart.com.ph. 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. "Walter Mart - Supermarkets". www.waltermart.com.ph. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  13. ^ "WALTERMART SUPERMARKET, INC. Supplier Profile". service.ariba.com. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
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