Philippine Retailing Magazine Q4 2020 (Digital Edition Only) | Page 4

COVER STORY

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While the year has slowed down for many of us — having to spend most of our time at home , working remotely , and unable to visit our favorite shop or restaurant ; 2020 is also the year that sped up the adoption of contactless payment and e-commerce in the country . The process which would have taken a few more years to seep into our cash-loving culture , was expedited in just a few weeks to a few months .