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                    [Title] => PRA president named chairman of Asia Pacific retailers group
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The Philippines now takes the leadership role in charting the development direction of the Federation of Asia Pacific Retailers Associations (FAPRA) in the next two years with the recent assumption of Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) president Lorenzo Formoso as its new chairman.

[DatePublished] => 2016-02-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1514705 [Title] => Aspac retail confab gathers top global experts [Summary] =>

The Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) assembles an elite cast of over 30 international retail and brand experts who will share their know-how, expertise, experiences and insights at the Manila edition of the Asia Pacific Retailers Conference and Exhibition (APRCE) with the theme “Asia Fast Forward” slated Oct. 28-30 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1512189 [Title] => Major retailers, mall operators to join Philippine Shopping Festival [Summary] =>

The country’s 13 major mall operators are joining forces with the Philippine Retail Association (PRA) and the Department of Tourism (DOT) to ensure the successful staging of the Philippine Shopping Festival from Oct. 23 to Nov. 8.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1506058 [Title] => Isabela mayor suspended [Summary] =>

A municipal mayor in Isabela has been suspended by the Office of the Ombudsman for allegedly poking a gun at a supporter of his political rival in the last local elections.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-01 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1669442 [AuthorName] => Raymund Catindig [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1503211 [Title] => Retailers urge change in mall operating hours [Summary] =>

The Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) has called upon its members – malls and retailers – to support the efforts to alleviate traffic in Metro Manila by adjusting mall operating hours. The suggestion is for malls to open at 11 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. instead of their present 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. operating schedule.

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Private sector support for Manila’s hosting of this year’s Asia Pacific Retailers Convention & Exposition (APRCE) continues to build up as businesses recognize the importance of a successful staging of the event to the country’s image as a strategic retail hub in the region in time for the ASEAN integration.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20150302/Lorenzo-Enchong-Formoso.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1420557 [Title] => PRA, DOT to hold retail ops seminar [Summary] =>

Micro and small retailers in Boracay for the first time will benefit from a training on how to professionally manage and operate their stores for better profitability when the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) in cooperation with the Department of Tourism (DOT) take the first- ever Store Operations Seminar to Boracay on Feb. 12 at Seawind Resort Hotel.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1401655 [Title] => Boracay tourism seminar moved [Summary] =>

The Philippine Retailers Association (PRA), the “Pulse and Voice of the Philippine Retail Industry” and the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that due to Typhoon Ruby, the Boracay leg of “Lakbay-Turo Para sa Micro-Tourism” seminar series scheduled on Dec. 11, 2014 was moved to February next year.  This is a joint project of the PRA and the DOT.

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After the well-attended and highly successful leg in Legazpi City, the “Lakbay-Turo Para sa Micro-Tourism” seminar of the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) and the Department of Tourism (DOT) will be held next at the Sea Wind resort in Boracay on Dec. 11, PRA president Lorenzo “Enchong” C. Formoso, COO of Duty Free Philippines, announced.

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The Philippine Retailers Association (PRA), the “Pulse and Voice of the Philippine Retail Industry” is set to launch today a new initiative dubbed “Lakbay-Turo Para sa Micro Tourism” to ensure that the country’s retail sector is well equipped and fully prepared to serve local and foreign tourists according to global norms.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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