Henry Sy Sr.

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2 Nov 2024

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Sole ambition: How Henry Sy’s ‘obsession’ with shoes built an empire

Henry Sy Sr.’s vision for quality, affordable footwear ignited Shoemart’s 1958 launch, laying the groundwork for SM’s rise from a single Manila store to a multi-trillion-peso empire.

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