The annual Retailers Conference at the SMX from 10-11 of
August 2017 by the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA)
was filled with retailers of all sizes, shapes and colors. The
Philippine Amalgamated Supermarkets Assn. (PAGASA) is
the food retail segment of the PRA and has been an
Associate Member of the PRA for the last twenty years.
The Conference had among others Mr. Irwin Lee/CEO of
the Rustan Supercenters, Inc. (gray coat; maroon tie) who
spoke authoritatively on global retail trends, Ms. Erica Ng/
Senior Editor of WGSN Insight Asia Pacific (HK) in black,
Swede Mr. Anders Barlund of Phil. Mackinsey & Co.
On its 30
th year, PAGASA took care of the Breakout Session
for Supermarkets on Day 1 from 3:00-5:00pm. Guest Speakers
were DTI Usec. Teodoro Pascua who spoke on the partnership
between the public sector and retailers, Ms. Shirley Zhu of IGD
based in Singapore on Asian Retail Trends and A.C. Nielsen’s
Managing Director Patrick Cua on “Winning at Point of Sale.”
Songwriter Jim Paredes spoke on the importance of music in
Establishments as an officer of FILSCAP. This year’s edition of
the Conference was made “memorable” as an earthquake
registering 6.1 on the Richter Scale momentarily interrupted
the Conference and resulted in an early end for the annual event.
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