Day 2 of NRCE 2018 on 10 Aug. 2018 showed some creative speakers from Spain on retailing as well as Amazon’s take on retail of the future. Among PAGASA Officers/Members attending NRCE ’18 are Prince Retail Group’s Robert Go, Candice Megamart’s Edna Ontiveros, Velamart’s Myke Teodoro, San Roque Supermarket’s Dustin Uy and Country Gaisano’s Alexis Gaisano.

 

On 10 August 2018, PAGASA held its 3/Q General Dinner Meeting at Epilogue Japanese/European Cuisine inside S’Maison, Conrad Hotel Complex. Host was i-ripple’s Victor Javier. We invited A.C. Nielsen’s Patrick Cua and Mr. Chi Lam of Bingo Box Beijing to join us at this Affair.

 

 

The annual National Retailers Conference and Exhibition (NRCE) held at the SMX on 9-10 Aug. 2018 was well attended. Keynote Speaker for this year is Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat who spoke on retail sales gained via tourists. STC had his photo-op with Wilcon Depot’s Chairman William Bello w/his daughter & Wilcon Pres./CEO Lorainne Bello-Cincochan who gave a talk at said Conference. Mr. Bello was recently awarded the Retailer of the Year Award. STC also visited the exhibits and said hello to the Mutya ng Pilipinas Winners for 2018.

 

At the Supermarket Break-Out Session of NRCE 2018 on Day 1, PAGASA was the organizer for the Session with A.C. Nielsen’s Dir. Patrick Cua packing the crowds in. The other speakers were James Cruz for systems and Mr. Chi Lam of Bingo Box, Beijing for operations of the unmanned supermarkets. STC hosted said affair on the afternoon of 9 Aug. 2018.

 

On 8 August 2018, the National Price Coordinating Council called for another Meeting to check on supply and prices of basic necessities and prime commodities. Year-to-date inflation up to July 2018 is 4.5%; a bit higher than targeted by the BSP due to a slight devaluation of the Peso, increased cost of raw materials by manufacturers, Inclement weather,  increase in electricity and water rates and increase in jeepney fares.

 

On 2 August 2018, World Food Expo held the first-ever run of the Philippine Sustainable Gastronomy (PSG) congress. Held at the SMX Convention Center, the congress was comprised of different panel discussions that focuses on the importance of food and dining choices as change agents when it comes to the issues of sustainability and climate change adaptation. The Show’s exhibits were displayed both at the SMX and the World Trade Center simultaneously from 1-4 Aug. 2018.

 

On 22-23 July 2018, PAGASA President Steven T. Cua was invited to attend the Stamegna Network: Asian Health and Beauty Care (edition) handled by Stamegna Retail Management in HongKong. For the second day, Mr. Cua met with (in order) Sanotact GmbH (Germany). Klapp Cosmetics (Germany), SB Beauty & Care AG (Switzerland), Regis Sp. zo.o. (Poland), D.D.D. Ltd. (UK), IntelliGender Int’l. (Aus.), Heathcote & Ivory Ltd. (UK), Profusion Cosmetics (UK), KNH Ent. Co., Ltd. (Taiwan), Azafran Innovacion (India), Delon Lab. (Canada), Beauty Concepts Int’l. Pty Ltd (Aus.), Look Beauty Inc. (Canada), Jola Int’l. Co., Ltd. (Taiwan), Ga. Ma Srl Unipersonale (Italy) and Belizo Sp. zo.o. (Poland). These firms are all looking for distributors for Asia.

 

Some more Meet-ups for Stamegna Network 2018 HK.