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Henry Sy, also known as Sy Chi Sieng in Philippine Hokkien (Shī Zhìchéng in Mandarin), was born in Jinjiang in Fujian, then still under the Republic of China (ROC), on October 15, 1924. [7] [5] At age 12, he and his family moved to the Philippines during the Commonwealth Era under American colonial period , where his father set up a shop that sold various household items.
Dec 16, 2021 · From having a small store, Henry Sy had become the owner of one of the largest holding companies in the Philippines. Take a look at the story of how the SM founder transformed from a shoe seller to one of Philippine’s wealthiest men. Henry passed away on January 19, 2019 but his legacy lives on in the empire he built and the inspiration he ...
May 14, 2021 · Harley T. Sy. Henry Sy, also known as Henry Sy Sr., is a name synonymous with retail success in the Philippines. His story, chronicled in countless Henry Sy biographies, is a testament to the power of hard work, perseverance, and seizing opportunities. This Filipino retail magnate, once a young boy working in his father's store, rose to become ...
Sep 5, 2018 · Henry Sy, who turned a shoe business into SM Investments, one of Philippines' largest conglomerates, died at age 94 on January 19, 2019. He started out by learning the ropes of the retail beside ...
Jan 19, 2019 · Henry Sy was born in the south-eastern Chinese city of Xiamen, in Fujian province. He immigrated to the Philippines at the age of 12 and started selling rice, sardines and soap at his father's ...
Jan 20, 2019 · Henry Sy, the richest person in the Philippines, at the opening of a new mall outside Manila in 2013. His company, SM Investments, owns 62 department stores, 56 supermarkets and more than 200 ...
Jan 19, 2019 · Rags-to-riches retail tycoon Henry Sy, who began his career selling surplus American army boots during World War II and ended it a billionaire, died Saturday at age 94. The Chinese-Filipino ...
Henry Sy, a pennilless immigrant who became a billionaire by turning a single shoe store into the biggest retailer in the Philippines, has died aged 94. He died in his sleep this morning, his daughter Teresita Sy-Coson and Jose Sio, chairman of SM Investments Corp said. Sy had a net worth of $7.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires ...
Jan 19, 2019 · Henry Sy, who became a billionaire by parlaying a shoe store into the biggest retailer in the Philippines, has died. He was 94. He died in his sleep this morning, his daughter Teresita Sy-Coson and Jose Sio, chairman of SM Investments Corp. said. Sy had a net worth of $7.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, making him the ...
Jan 19, 2019 · MANILA -- Henry Sy, the Philippines' richest man who made his fortune by building his shoe shop into one of the country's most valuable listed companies, has died at the age of 94. Sy, who had a ...
