SM J Mall

The mall was first opened as ”’J Centre Mall”’, and was owned and operated by EverJust Realty Development Corporation, a diversified local corporation based in Cebu. The mall had its first opening on September 30, 2011, with its anchor tenant [[SM Hypermarket]], along with [[Watsons]] and other smaller stores, began operations. Full operations were reported to set to commence by November 2011.<ref name=”jcentreopen” />

The mall was first opened as ”’J Centre Mall”’, and was owned and operated by EverJust Realty Development Corporation, a diversified local corporation based in Cebu. The mall had its first opening on September 30, 2011, with its anchor tenant [[SM Hypermarket]], along with [[Watsons]] and other smaller stores, began operations. Full operations were reported to set to commence by November 2011.<ref name=”jcentreopen” />

[[File:JCM interior.jpg|thumb|J Centre Mall’s interior briefly before its closing (taken January 24, 2023)]]

On October 29, 2022, J Centre Mall’s management sent out a notice of pre-termination of lease contract to its tenants and indicating its closure on January 31, 2023. The mall’s closure was attributed to difficulties stemming from the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines]], where many brick-and-mortar stores faced stiff competition from online retailers due to pandemic-related restrictions.<ref name=”jcentreclose” />

On October 29, 2022, J Centre Mall’s management sent out a notice of pre-termination of lease contract to its tenants and indicating its closure on January 31, 2023. The mall’s closure was attributed to difficulties stemming from the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines]], where many brick-and-mortar stores faced stiff competition from online retailers due to pandemic-related restrictions.<ref name=”jcentreclose” />