TOM OLIVER KEYNOTES 28TH NATIONAL RETAILERS CONFERENCE

Global retail expert Tom Oliver (6th from left), consultant to top Fortune 500 companies and Global Group chairman of US-based The Tom Oliver Group, delivered on August 11 the keynote address at the opening of this year’s two-day National Retail Conference and Stores Asia Expo (NRCE) 2022, organized by the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA). PRA officers presented the plaque of appreciation to Oliver led by its President Rosemarie Bosch Ong of Wilcon Depot Inc., Vice Chairman Ma. Alegria Sibal Limjoco of Central Books and Phoenix Publishing Inc., Chairman Paul Santos of Picture City, and NRCE 2022 Conference and Expo Overall Chairman Donnie Tantoco, president of Rustan Commercial Corp., along with NRCE 2022 Conference Chairman Greg Lim of Blims Lifestyle Group, and directors Mars Chua of Sportshouse, Bernie Liu of Golden ABC, William Belo of Wilcon Depot Inc., Socorro Bautista of Blooming Ventures Inc., Roberto Claudio of Quorum International Inc. (Toby’s Sports), Lorraine Belo Cincochan of Wilcon Depot Inc., and Lorenzo Formoso of Ace Hardware. NRCE 2022 headlined an elite list of international topnotch retailers and experts to provide guidance to local retailers as they thread the difficult path toward full recovery from the impact of the pandemic. The conference ran from Aug. 11 to 12, 2022.