As of May 15, 2010, 4 Makro stores in the Philippines have been converted to SM Hypermarket stores: the first SM Hypermarket branch outside Metro Manila opened in Iloilo City on October 23, 2010; on December 7, 2010, the Mabalacat branch of Makro closed and reopened as SM Hypermarket; the Sucat-East Service Road branch of Makro also closed and reopened as an SM Hypermarket store in 2012; while the Alabang-Zapote Road branch of Makro closed and reopened as an SM Hypermarket store on March 29, 2012.