Constant retooling, reinvention a must for retailers
One of these is their shared belief for and dedication to the pursuit of continuous retooling and sharpening of skills. Ong, the current PRA president and
"You might think that I already have everything that I needed in life. As they say, it is essential to keep on learning and adapting with the ever-dynamic and ever-changing industry," shesaid.
PRA president
"Because life teaches us something new by the experiences we encounter, I am still finding for more ways to learn and hone my skills to give back and help others in the future years to come," Ong shared. "And for Wilcon, one of our top goals is to invest in our employees to keep them well-trained so that they can at the same time respond to the company's constant needs.
As the company grows, we will make sure that no one is left behind. Being the company's asset, we will keep our employees engaged and provide them more opportunities for professional growth and development.
" This is also the driving force behind PRA, the reason it organizes several projects like the annual
The recently concluded 26th NRCE held at the
" Ong, who began her stint at
We are seeing better participation from our members because of her charisma, dedication and leadership by example, making it easier for us to pursue our programs with success and launch new projects," said
PRA chairman emeritus
She regularly checks the PRA's financial health and is always on top of our projects," Lim said. Lim also recognized the efforts of Ong in the success of the recently held NRCE 2019. "Congratulations to the NRCE Team, led by
Excellent topics and speakers, and most important we were able to attract a 'new generation' of participants. Fromretailers, malls, to suppliers.
The future of retailing is in good hands." Ong, after working in a bank, moved to Wilcon as she saw the opportunity to fulfil her childhood dream of "seeing the world" through the company founded by William T.
Belo in 1977.She said the company fits her personality very positive and extrovert. The service-oriented nature of Wilcon allowed Ong to harness her skills and use her natural traits to the fullest, as its business entails dealing with a lotpeople.
Ong said differences in the way retailing in the construction sector was done back in the 1980s and how it is being done today are very noticeable. "Back then, there are limited resources and supplies and the establishment of traditional brick-and-mortar stores are just underway.
Now, with the emergence of innovation and technology, these retailers are adding some elements to their traditional brick-and-mortar stores to provide a more seamless shopping experience to their customers. More retailers are now addressing the modernization in the industry and at the same time the need to evolve.
" "As with Wilcon, we constantly embrace and adapt to integration and innovation. I strongly believe that this is the distinguishing factor that paved continuous growth and improvement for Wilcon, and eventually served as our stepping stone to lead the construction retail industry.
We are relying much on the personal touch, but now the path to purchase has leveled up in terms of the total approach," she said.
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