After another successful turnout of the country’s biggest retail conference and exhibition last year, preparations for the 26th National Retail Conference and Stores Asia Expo (NRCE) are now underway as this year’s NRCE is slated on August 15-16, 2019 in SMX Convention Center, MoA Complex,and Pasay City.
Global and local experts in the industry are expected to grace the 26th NRCE to give insights and provide updates on the latest developments and trends in the retail industry including sustainability, disruptions in retail, cashless payments, market segments, and consumer behavior, and customer experience among others.
This year’s NRCE is pegged on the theme “Retail Reimagined” to help retailers and the industry as a whole seek strategies on how to make retailing relevant amidst disruptions and changes in the digital age.
“With the continuous emergence of new digital innovations and-commerce businesses, the retail sector should be able to find ways how to adapt and utilize these new platforms for the customers, who want fast and efficient service and at the same time, crave for human and genuine interactions from brands,” NRCE Overall Chairman Fredrick D. Go said.
“While last year’s NRCE had a successful turnout, we want this year to be bigger, more advanced and of course, it should cater to the needs of the time,” Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) President Rosemarie B. Ong said.
Last year, Globally-recognized author of the book “The End of Online Shopping” Wijnand Jongen served as one of the keynote speakers. He was joined by Massimo Volpe, Chairman of Forum on International Retail Associations and Executives (now Federation of International Retail Associations), and Wallaya Chirathivat Deputy CEO of Thailand’s Central Pattana—the largest retail property development and investment company in the country.
Aside from the main conference, there will be “Retail Spotlights” or more focused discussions on Supermarket and Digital transformation niches for Day 1 and 2.
Side-by-side the conference is the Stores Asia Expo, which will feature solutions and state-of-the-art technology including Retail Solutions, E-Commerce & M-Commerce, Shop Fittings & Store Design, Digital Marketing, Commercial and Real Estate Developers, Web Developers, Non-traditional Advertising, Financial Services, Storage and Distribution, HR Solutions, and Billboard Locations among others, to help retailers enhance and expand their business operations.
There will also be“mini-seminars” called Retail Lab inside the exhibit area, featuring discussions on essential and new tools and strategies for the industry.
NRCE is the biggest and the longest-running retail event in the country, organized by the PRA.
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