Starmalls

{{short description|Shopping mall chain in the Philippines}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = Starmalls, Inc.

| logo = Starmall Logo.png

| type = Subsidiary

| traded_as = {{pse|STR}}

| founded = {{Start date and age|1969}}
{{Start date and age|2012|6|22}} (as Starmalls)

| predecessor = Polar Property Holdings Corp.

| location = Mandaluyong, Philippines

| locations = 12

| key_people =Manuel B. Villar Jr. {{small|(Chairman)}}
Manuel "Paolo" A. Villar III {{small|(Vice Chairman)}}
Benjamarie Therese Serrano {{small|(President)}}

| area_served = Philippines

| parent = Vista Land

| homepage = [http://www.starmalls.com.ph starmalls.com.ph]

}}

Starmalls is one of the two retail arms of the Filipino real estate company Vista Land, the other being Vista Malls. Starmalls operates shopping malls and BPO chains in Mega Manila and Cebu.

History

Starmalls began as Polar Mines and Development Corporation on October 16, 1969. Polar Mines became Polar Property Holdings Corporation after shifting industries from mining to real estate. It was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in September 2004. Polar Property became Starmalls on June 22, 2012. On September 17, 2019, SEC approved the change in corporate name to Vistamalls, Inc.{{cite web|title=Company Information - Starmall, Inc.|url=http://edge.pse.com.ph/companyInformation/form.do?cmpy_id=147|website=PSE Edge|publisher=Philippine Stock Exchange|accessdate=April 26, 2022}}

=Starmall Prima=

Starmall Prima was initially created to cater to higher-income customers and its first mall was inaugurated in Taguig in 2014.{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/manila-times/20140702/281921656141422|title=Starmalls opens first high- end mall in Taguig|publisher=The Manila Times|date=July 2, 2014|accessdate=April 26, 2022}} By 2015, Starmall Prima became Vista Malls.

Outlets

=Current=

class="wikitable sortable"
NameLocationNotes
Starmall EDSA ShawMandaluyongFormerly Manuela EDSA.
Starmall San Jose del MonteSan Jose del Monte, Bulacan
Starmall TalisayTalisay, Cebu
Starmall Annex Las PiñasPamplona Tres, Las Piñas
Starplaza Agro

|Putatan, Muntinlupa

=Former=

File:Prima-taguig-carousel-image60.jpg

class="wikitable sortable"
NameLocationNotes
Starmall AlabangAlabang, MuntinlupaFormerly Manuela Metropolis Alabang and Metropolis Star. Mall demolished after the January 8, 2022 fire. now known as The Terminal Alabang{{Cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/01/08/2152568/fire-breaks-out-starmall-alabang|title = Fire breaks out at Starmall Alabang| website=Philstar.com|date=January 8, 2022 }}{{Cite web|url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/01/09/alabang-mall-releases-statement/|title=Alabang mall releases statement on fire incident|website=Manila Bulletin |date=January 9, 2022 }}{{cite news|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/09/22/blaze-at-starmall-alabang-declared-fire-out|title=Blaze at Starmall Alabang declared 'fire out'|website=ABS-CBN News|date=January 9, 2022}}
Starmall Las PiñasPamplona Dos, Las PiñasBecame part of Vista Malls
Starmall Prima TaguigTaguigBecame part of Vista Malls
Starmall Prima Daang HariBacoorBecame part of Vista Malls, now known as SOMO - A Vista Mall
Starmall Prima Sta. RosaSanta Rosa, LagunaBecame part of Vista Malls

References

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