Despite the high growth of electronic commerce (e-commerce), a top official of SM Supermalls on Thursday said he believes that malls will continue to be relevant post-pandemic.

Speaking at the 27th National Retail Conference and Stores Asia Expo organized by the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA), SM Vice President for Corporate Strategy Gino Borromeo said that contrary to the prevailing "malls are dying, e-commerce is taking over" narrative, malls will continue to be around.

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