SM Supermarkets

[Judgement]

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Yep me too, I thought it was some kind of a business strategy since Colgate-Palmolive products have a huge bite on consumers, other products can be sold at least. Hope that issue will be fixed soon though..

[jofer]

wala jud bitaw sila ana.hasta ang emall wala colgate

[skrynhanter]

According to an article from Philippine Daily Inquirer:

DON’T go looking for Colgate toothpaste in SM Supermarkets. Don’t go shopping there for Palmolive soap or shampoo either, because chances are, you won’t find any. That’s because the SM group and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturer Colgate-Palmolive recently got into a tussle over billing issues, according to our sources.
According to the Colgate-Palmolive camp, the disagreement came about after SM insisted on a payment period beyond what is normal for FMCG items (a longer period would have positive and negative implications for either party, since “time is money”).
The SM camp, meanwhile, says the terms are static, and that a new Colgate-Palmolive manager who is “unaccustomed to the way business has always been done” has been pushing for better terms (that are clearly not better for SM).
Thus, Colgate-Palmolive’s products and merchandisers are no longer a fixture in SM Supermarket premises, prompting a high-stakes stand off between the two corporate giants.
Both firms rely on each other for a significant amount of their revenues. SM—the country’s biggest supermarket chain—is easily Colgate-Palmolive’s largest vendor. Colgate-Palmolive products, meanwhile, are some of the best-selling products of the chain, with daily sales estimated in the millions of pesos.
Yesterday, several SM Supermarkets showed thinning stocks of Colgate toothpaste, while Palmolive bath products were “out of stock,” according to the staff.
Neither side seems keen on prolonging the agony, however, and a source from the SM group said that they are “looking forward to resolving any differences.”
Of course, the question really is who will blink first?

Daxim L. Lucas

thanks for the info CEARISM
i've been looking for the explanations for more than 2 yrs now.
now i know




oh diba mga ka istoryans. all SM supermarkets, SM savemore SM hypermarket they dont really selll Colgate-Palmolive products

[tenda]

maybe this could be a business conflict between SM and colgate-palmolive.

did you notice also that there is no metrobank inside SM premises?

maybe same reason.

[zhrike]

ako kabantay man pud ko naa sila baligya ana nga products before, mura'g bag-o lang jud na dah.

[ad_dur]

mao ba .. wala ko ka notice anah .. depende man gud siguro na bai siguro before they baligya sila ug colgate. Kay kanang mga items na gi display sa grocery store nagbayad man gud na sila sa SM. Basin bati mobayad ang colgate company sa ilaha wla gi renew ang contract nila or still in process ....

[fauxprophetess]

Kabantay mi ana. Dugay2x naman na. Since last year paman tngai.