Bakit walang Colgate sa SM?!

"We got it all for you..." tag line ng SM which I think the biggest earning malls here in the Philippines. Pero Nasa kanila nga ba lahat? Simula pa noon, pag ako ang naggogrocery ay sa SM supermarket talaga ako namimili, and I buy the usual stuffs, sabon, toothpaste, ang mga de lata. Pero I think last year o last last year napansin ko na wala na silang Colgate. 

Naitanong nyo na ba sa sarili nyo kung bakit? Nung nakaraang linggo nag grocery ulit ako at same scenario walang Colgate at this time since Palmolive ang sabon ko naghanap din ako ng Palmolive at wala din. Wat Da?!!! un ang main reason kung bkit ako pumunta sa supermarket at wala sila nung mga bblhin ko? Kaya nagpunta pa ako sa Watsons para bumili ng Colgate, meron naman kaso wala naman silang Palmolive na sabon, amps! Pahirap sa buhay. So I have done my home work and searched why those items are missing on SM Supermarkets shelves. Here is what I have found out:

According to an article from Philippine Daily Inquirer:

DON’T go looking for Colgate toothpaste in SM Supermarkets. Don’t go shopping there for Palmolive soap or shampoo either, because chances are, you won’t find any. That’s because the SM group and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturer Colgate-Palmolive recently got into a tussle over billing issues, according to our sources.
According to the Colgate-Palmolive camp, the disagreement came about after SM insisted on a payment period beyond what is normal for FMCG items (a longer period would have positive and negative implications for either party, since “time is money”).
The SM camp, meanwhile, says the terms are static, and that a new Colgate-Palmolive manager who is “unaccustomed to the way business has always been done” has been pushing for better terms (that are clearly not better for SM).
Thus, Colgate-Palmolive’s products and merchandisers are no longer a fixture in SM Supermarket premises, prompting a high-stakes stand off between the two corporate giants.
Both firms rely on each other for a significant amount of their revenues. SM—the country’s biggest supermarket chain—is easily Colgate-Palmolive’s largest vendor. Colgate-Palmolive products, meanwhile, are some of the best-selling products of the chain, with daily sales estimated in the millions of pesos.
Yesterday, several SM Supermarkets showed thinning stocks of Colgate toothpaste, while Palmolive bath products were “out of stock,” according to the staff.
Neither side seems keen on prolonging the agony, however, and a source from the SM group said that they are “looking forward to resolving any differences.”
Of course, the question really is who will blink first?  

Daxim L. Lucas

Sa aking pagkakaintindi e nagkaroon sila ng mga desisyon na hindi sinang ayunan nang magkabilang kumpanya, at dinamay pa nila ng sabon kong Palmolive, amps! Even if  ipull out nila ung Colgate and Palmolive sa shelves nila I think those consumers that uses those products won't choose other brands so still it may have a downfall but just a little and may sabi sabi na malaki manghingi ng patong ang SM marami daw sila hinihingi sa iabng mga company gusto nilang mapabilang sa shelves nila. O well, problema na nila un, better go to a different supermarket para you got it all talaga! hehehe.