http://www.gadgetsmagazine.com.phwww.gadgetsmagazine.com.ph june 2019july 2019 9191SM, the country’s mall giant, expands its retail shops
with the opening of its first outdoor lifestyle store at
the second level of SM Makati.
With over 30 brands, Outdoors by SM is a destination
for outdoor apparel, accessories, and gears. It hosts
the best premium brands that cater to all seasons,
from summer to winter. This includes The North
Face and Columbia, Swedish brand Fjallraven with
its iconic Kanken bags, insulated bottles from Klean
Kanteen, and many more.
Camping and mountain climbing essentials are
also being offered in the shop. For seasoned and
amateur climbers, there’s Salomon and Merrell that
provides all-terrain footwear. Multi-functional bags
from Deuter, Thule, and Osprey, and other camping
gear from Sea to Summit and Mountain Hardwear
are spotted in the store. Top selections from lifestyle
brands like Birkenstock for the urban explorer, as
well as boots from Palladium and Timberland for city
dwellers are also displayed among the shop’s racks.
Taking people closer to adventure, Outdoors by SM is
set to offer more brands in the next few months.
Follow their Facebook and Instagram account at
https://www.facebook.com/outdoorsbysm/ and
https://www.instagram.com/outdoorsbysm/.
P.J. Lhuillier Inc. (PJLI), the parent company of
Cebuana Lhuillier, announced its investment in
Satoshi Citadel Industries (SCI) Ventures Inc., financial
technology startup company building blockchain
services and products, and Kakao Investment, Korea’s
largest messaging app.
“We live in a time of unparalleled innovation,” said
Jean Henri Lhuillier, president and CEO, PJLI. “Things
that we never thought possible before are now the
same things we cannot live without today. This is why
I’m excited by the revolutionary advancements I’m
seeing in financial technology.”
While SCI is building blockchain, Lhuillier clarified
that at present, cryptocurrency is not in the pipeline
although it is a “space worth looking into.”
Lhuillier also said the partnership will focus on the
development of fin-tech-related applications to
improve the company’s financial services. He added
the main focus at the early stages is to explore each
company’s strengths so they can work together
moving forward.
SCI’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Rebittance Inc.,
is one of the first Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
(BSP)-registered Virtual Currency Exchanges in the
Philippines. The company venture is backed by South
Korean tech giant Kakao Talk. Kakao Talk is an instant
SM launches new outdoor lifestyle store
Cebuana Lhuillier invests in startup building
blockchain in PH
messaging app used by 93% of smartphone owners
in South Korea with over 50 million active users.Aside from remittance, Cebuana is already servicing
millions of Filipinos with microloans, microinsurance,
and local and international money transfers. This
partnership allows SCI to introduce cutting-edge
blockchain solutions and services to Cebuana
Lhuillier’s 4,000 domestic partners and one millioncombined physical and virtual touchpoints
worldwide, expanding the local market for digital
assets.“We’re happy to be backed by an institution like
Cebuana Lhuillier,” said Miguel Cuneta, SCI Ventures
Inc. CCO and co-founder. “We are well-aligned in our
goal to provide better inclusive financial services in
the Philippines.”James Robert Afzelius, assistant vice president, Digital Sales GroupDigital Sales Group, Cebuana Lhuillier, Jean Henri D. Lhuillier, president and CEO, Cebuana
Lhuillier, John Bailon, CEO and cofounder, SCI Venures Inc., and Miguel Cuneta, chief community officer and cofounder, SCI Ventures Inc.