MESSAGES
Warm greetings to all . On behalf of the NRCE Organizing Committee , it is my great pleasure to welcome our delegates virtually this year to the 27th National Retail Conference and Stores Asia Expo .
Bienvenido “ Donnie ” Tantoco III
NRCE 2021 OVERALL CHAIRMAN Director , PRA President , Rustan Commercial Corporation
We are very delighted to present to you a reimagined virtual conference format to suit the extraordinary environment the pandemic has created . Along with the changing and unprecedented times , we have prepared this year ’ s NRCE to equip our retailers today with insights to not only navigate and survive the challenges today , but to meaningfully evolve in order meet the changing consumers in the new normal .
With the theme “ Retail Reboot ”, we aim to reignite the retail industry with our allied industries to uncover new ways and behaviors as we re-write the rules to achieve an innovative retail transformation . This year ’ s well-curated NRCE session topics , speakers , and exhibitors are all designed and intended to provide retailers with valuable learning insights , examples of breakthrough retail innovation , and exclusive virtual networking experience , as we all take the road to retail recovery .
We also acknowledge our sponsors and partners , who graciously supported NRCE in our new digital format . We are grateful for your continued trust in the Philippine Retailers Association .
Finally , thank you to all participants and we hope you would find this year ’ s NRCE inspiring and stimulating , and rewarding .
These are unprecedented times , compelling people to refashion the way they live their lives . Our customers are evolving fast , and so must we . As retailers , our only recourse is to adapt at an accelerated rate so we can continue to be relevant and provide for their needs . While the pandemic is irrefutably a crisis that we must struggle with and survive right now , we must also be able to transcend this negativity , and look beyond today . We must see the opportunity for rebirth and growth that it presents to us .
Bryan Liu
NRCE 2021 CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN E-commerce and Business Transformation Director , Golden ABC
This year ’ s conference will introduce retailers to new ways and strategies so we can re-write the rules of engagement , and ensure a continuous , innovative retail transformation . Through this digital conference and expo , we hope we are able to reach and help more businesses and enterprises , wherever they may be .
Thank you for supporting the 27th National Retail Conference and Stores Asia Expo . I am looking forward to see you rise above this challenge , and succeed in your endeavors .
10 27TH NATIONAL RETAIL CONFERENCE & STORES ASIA EXPO 2021 AUGUST 12-13 , 2021