MANILA, Philippines -The much-awaited results of the 18th Outstanding Filipino Retailers and Shopping Centers of the Year (OFR- SCY) search will finally be unveiled on Feb. 25 during the annual awards’ gala night at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria in Ortigas Center.
The OFR- SCY, organized annually by the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) - the recognized national organization of retailers and suppliers in the country – in partnership with the Department of Trade Industry, is considered as the “Oscars of the Philippine Retail Industry.”
The “OFR-SCY” Awards categories include the Full–Line Department Store/ Hypermart, Food Retailer, Fashion, Services, Home Improvement Center, Most Promising Retailer, Regional Retailer, Specialty Retailer, Global Retailer of the Year, Shopping Center of the Year, and Regional Shopping Center of the Year.
The retail industry’s search of the crop were chosen by a board of judges composed of key players in the business industry that include Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo, PRA chairman Frederick Go, president of Robinsons Recreation Corp. and PRA president Lorenzo “Enchong” C. Formoso, COO of Duty Free Philippines.
More than 50 finalists will vie for the top honors. They include Robinsons Department Store, SM Hypermart, SM Supermarket, Savemore, National Book Store, R.O.X, Mandaue Foam, Wilcon Depot, BENCH, Folded & Hung, Human, Regatta, Onesimus, KARIMADON, Mint, Artwork, Sanuk, Bratpack, Fino Leatherware, Bambu, Mesa, Bench Fix Salon, Great Image, Handyman, Pet Express, The Travel Club, Halo Mobile Clothing, Silverworks, Saver’s Appliance Depot, Laguna Garden Café, Lemon Grass, Lighthouse Cooperative, Cagayan Appliance Center, Forever 21, Topman, Fitflops, Lacoste Footwear, Nike Women, True Value, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Krispy Kreme for OFR. SM Megamall, SM Clark, Newport Mall, Robinsons Magnolia, Eastwood Mall, Lucky Chinatown, Robinsons Palawan, SM Muntinlupa, and Pacific Mall Legaspi for the SCY.
One of the highlights of the 18th edition of the OFR and SCY Awards is the presentation of the PRA President’s Award to property, retail and liquor magnate Dr. Andrew Tan.
Tan, chairman of conglomerate Alliance Global Group Inc., will be recognized as the “Pillar of Mixed- Use Developments.”
Formoso stressed that the PRA Board unanimously picked Tan as this year’s recipient of the President’s Award for expanding the realm of retail industry with his signature “live-work-play” concept in the development of fully integrated havens like Eastwood City in Libis, Quezon City and the McKinley Hill in Taguig.
For inquiries, call the PRA secretariat at 6874180, 6874181, 6874985, or email secgen@philretailers.com, ebbs@philretailers.com, asecgen@philretailers.com, or visit its website at www.philretailers.com.