INSTEAD of traveling 20 minutes via tricycle and spending P60 for fare, Sheena Bautista, a resident of Barangay Nancalobasaan in Pangasinan, now has the option to visit the nearest Alfamart in their neighborhood which is oanly a few meters from her house.

Located near the town's residential cluster in Urdaneta City, Alfamart, a part of SM Investments Corp.'s food retail businesses through its retailing arm SM Retail Inc., opens its 1,500th store much to the delight of many Pangasinense who are now within a few steps away from their homes to a mini grocery.