Retailers and businessmen looking to expand to Asia Pacific markets will find up to date developments in the world’s fastest-growing region at the Asia Pacific Retailers Convention and Exhibition (APRCE) in October.
The biennial event will this time around be held in Manila at the SMX Convention Center in the Mall of Asia in Pasay City from October 28-30.
The APRCE is the largest and longest running retail industry event in APAC and is expected to attract some 2500 foreign and local, retailers and executives.
The president of the Philippine Retailers Association, Lorenzo C Formoso, who is the COO of Duty Free Philippines, said the 17 member economies of the Federation of Asia Pacific Retailers Association (FAPRA) will present their respective country reports during the APRCE breakout sessions. These include reports from Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Chinese Taipei, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, India, Mongolia, Fiji, Turkey and the Philippines.
The Philippines last hosted this biennial event – the biggest conference and expo of retailers in the region 20 years ago.
“The member-associations will present and discuss the retail environment and situation in their respective countries, retail and investment opportunities as well as the laws governing foreign investments in their respective retail industries,” Formoso emphasised.
Frederick D Go, Manila APRCE 2015 chairman and president of Robinsons Recreation, said through the country reports, FAPRA member-associations will get the chance to present the strengths and opportunities their markets offer that attract international retailers to consider them in their expansion plans.
“If you are looking to expand and need a good market intelligence about Asia Pacific and the 17 member- economies, the APRCE is a must-attend event for you this year. This is like a one-stop shop for all the market intelligence that you’ll need for your expansion in Asia-Pacific markets,” Go stressed.
On Day two of APRCE, the retail associations of Australia, Vietnam, China, India, Fiji, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia and South Korea will present their country reports during breakout sessions, to be followed on Day three by Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Turkey.
Aside from the country reports, over 30 experts will speak and share their insights on the trends and updates on the global retail and marketing industries during the event.
Formoso said the three-day event aims to explore and discover new approaches to issues facing the region’s retailers and highlight innovative solutions that can help them differentiate themselves from competitors, and to deliver greater value to consumers.
Organised by the Federation of Asia Pacific Retailers Association (FAPRA), the Manila APRCE 2015 is co-presented by the Tourism Promotions Board, The SM Store, Wyeth Nutrition. With Bench, Flight 001, and Penshoppe as platinum sponsors, Robinsons Malls and Ayala Malls,
PLDT Alpha, Megaworld, Unilab, Mercury Drug as gold sponsors; Duty Free Philippines, HP, Wilcon Depot, Kojie-san,Celine, MET Tathione as silver sponsors and Araneta Center as bronze sponsor.
Other partners and sponsors include Inside Retail Asia, Philippine Airlines, Mastercard, Sportshouse, Solaire Resort & Casino Hotel and IGD.
For inquiries on sponsorships, booths and registration, contact the PRA secretariat: email aprce2015@philretailers.com or ebbs@philretailers.com