Iloilo Supermart
{{Short description|Supermarket in the Philippines}}
{{infobox company
| name = Iloilo Supermart
| logo = Iloilo Supermart logo.png
| logo_size = 260px
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| type = Subsidiary
| industry = Retail
| predecessor = Washington Supermart
| founded = {{Start date and age|1948}}
| founder = Que Hua Pho
| hq_location_city = Iloilo City
| hq_location_country = Philippines
| area_served = Metro Iloilo
| key_people = Alejandro Que {{small|(Chairman & CEO)}}
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| parent = Que Group
| website = {{URL|https://store.iloilosupermart.com/|iloilosupermart.com}}
}}Iloilo Supermart, Inc. (shortly known as Supermart) is a supermarket chain operating in Metro Iloilo, Philippines. It is the largest homegrown supermarket chain in Western Visayas. The chain operates its anchor stores and other brands that include Paper Chase, Homestore, Tinapayan, Medicine Corner, ISX Superstore, The Atrium at the Capitol, and Right Choice.{{Cite web |last=Jr |first=Nestor P. Burgos |date=2011-11-05 |title=Capturing Ilonggo taste for food, delicacies |url=https://business.inquirer.net/28625/capturing-ilonggo-taste-for-food-delicacies |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}
As of October 2023, the chain had a total of ten branches all over Metro Iloilo.
History
The supermarket chain was established in 1948 by Que Hua Pho, more popularly known as "Papa George, with the name Washington Supermart, after acquiring Hoskyn & Co. It was located at the Hoskyn's Building on the corner of J.M. Basa and Guanco Streets, Iloilo City Proper. The first branch under the name Iloilo Supermart on the corner of Delgado and Valeria Streets was later established after the successful establishment of Washington Supermart.{{Cite web |last=Vego |first=Herbert |date=2018-05-22 |title=The legacy of the late Boy Que |url=https://www.panaynews.net/the-legacy-of-the-late-boy-que/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Panay News |language=en-GB}}
In the 1980s, the company expanded in the districts of Jaro and Molo.
In 1994, The Atrium at the Capitol was inaugurated, housing the largest Iloilo Supermart branch at the time. Subsequent expansions occurred in Mandurriao in 2004 and Arevalo in 2010. The chain continued to expand its presence, with the opening of the Tagbak branch at CityMall Tagbak in Jaro in 2015 and the ninth and largest branch at CityMall Ungka II in Pavia in March 2018, the first branch outside Iloilo City.{{Cite web |last=Dumlao |first=Doris C. |date=2014-06-17 |title=DoubleDragon bags 2 Iloilo property deals |url=https://business.inquirer.net/173009/doubledragon-bags-2-iloilo-property-deals |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}
On October 2, 2023, Iloilo Supermart opened its tenth and second branch in Pavia, in QHP Plaza in Jibao-an.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-10-03 |title=Serving more suki at the newest ILOILO SUPERMART – JIBAO-AN! |url=https://www.panaynews.net/serving-more-suki-at-the-newest-iloilo-supermart-jibao-an/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Panay News |language=en-GB}}
Branches
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Opening date !Location |
| Washington Supermart
|1948 |
| Iloilo Supermart Delgado
|1972 |Marymart Center, Delgado Street cor. Valeria Street, City Proper, Iloilo City |
| Iloilo Supermart Jaro
|1980s |MacArthur Highway, Tabuc Suba, Jaro, Iloilo City |
| Iloilo Supermart Molo
|1980s |Locsin Street, cor. San Jose Street, Molo, Iloilo City |
| Iloilo Supermart Atrium
|1994 |General Luna Street cor. Valeria Street, City Proper, Iloilo City |
| Iloilo Supermart Mandurriao
|2004 |Q. Abeto Street, Mandurriao, Iloilo City |
| Iloilo Supermart Villa
|2010 |Quezon Street, Arevalo, Iloilo City |
| Iloilo Supermart Tagbak
|2015 |CityMall Tagbak, MacArthur Highway, Tagbak, Jaro, Iloilo City |
| Iloilo Supermart Ungka
|March 2018 |CityMall Ungka, Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue, Pavia, Iloilo |
| Iloilo Supermart Jibao-an
|October 2, 2023 |
Washington Supermart
Washington Supermart, initially known as Washington Commercial, was established in 1948 in the Hoskyn's Building, succeeded Hoskyn's Department Store after the acquisition of Hoskyn & Co. by the Que Family.{{Cite web |last=de Villa |first=Kathleen |last2=Generalao |first2=Minerva |date=2019-01-26 |title=Old meets new in Iloilo City |url=https://business.inquirer.net/264157/old-meets-new-in-iloilo-city |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The Bond between Spain and Iloilo |url=http://ilongo.weebly.com/iloilo-history-part-6.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930003542/http://ilongo.weebly.com/iloilo-history-part-6.html |archive-date=30 September 2015 |access-date=24 September 2019}} Washington Commercial was the Que Family's second store after Washington Grocery on Iznart Street. Washington Commercial was later renamed Washington Supermart. The supermarket, which anchors the Hoskyn's Building, remains known as Washington Supermart to this day, despite its succeeding branches being named Iloilo Supermart.
References
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External links
- [https://store.iloilosupermart.com/ Iloilo Supermart, Inc. website]
- [https://www.facebook.com/iloilosupermart/ Iloilo Supermart, Inc. Facebook page]
{{Supermarkets of the Philippines}}
Category:Companies based in Iloilo City
Category:Retail companies of the Philippines
Category:Supermarkets of the Philippines