Makati City, Philippines –April 17, 2015-  Today, Retail Pro International (RPI), a world-class provider of retail management solutions for specialty retailers, hosted the 2015 Asia Retail Summit, which has become a central gathering for Asia’s retail titans.  With over 150 guests from global brands, independent retailers and regional master-minds the Summit provided an open forum for the industry. 

Driven by an agenda focused on the dynamically changing retail engagement, the summit presented technologies that the industry’s best are using to drive sales as they respond to rising customer expectations.  Talks, led by Retail Pro International’s innovation leaders and industry experts, focused on the evolving shopper expectations shaped by personalization trends, emerging technologies impacting retail and evolution of retail store formats, strategic planning for retail, and the global impact of digital assets.  The event also encouraged strengthening of professional connections within the Retail Pro® global user community of the brightest and biggest names in retail.

“We are very close to the market we serve,” said Kerry Lemos, CEO at Retail Pro International.  “Today the industry is living through many pain points created by rapid evolution in retail channels and the ever increasing need for personalization. It is important for us to listen, to help our retail customers set their own definitions and standards for omni-channel, and to provide them with powerful, comprehensive technology tools.” 

“Retail Pro is the platform on which all of your indispensable customer engagement initiatives are built, so you can interact with purpose, satisfying your customer’s unique needs and building enduring loyalty, “ added Bevin Manian, VP of Sales for Middle East, India, South East Asia and China at RPI.  “The powerful simplicity of Retail Pro causes the technology to disappear into the background as you devote all your attention to making your customer happy.” 

“Retail Pro® is all about empowering you to retail your way,” concluded Kerry Lemos.  “At the Summit we contributed with valuable industry intelligence; daily, we contribute by providing our customers with an ultimate cross-platform business solution software, which plays a vital role in providing world-class capability to drive their businesses forward.” 

The Asia Retail Summit hosted in Makati City was the first in the series of executive retail summits hosted by RPI for its distinguished retail customers and brands.  Retail visionaries are also invited to Retail Summit-Europe in Paris, due to be hosted on May 29th and Retail Summit-Middle East that will be held on December 10th in Dubai. More information can be found at www.retailpro.com

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About Retail Pro International

RPI is a global leader in retail management software that is recognized world-wide for rich functionality, multi-national capabilities, and unparalleled flexibility. For over 25 years, RPI has innovated retail software solutions to help retailers optimize business operations and have more time to focus on what really matters - cultivating customer engagement and capitalizing on retail’s trends. Retail Pro is the chosen software platform for omni-channel strategy by serious retailers everywhere. To learn more, visit www.retailpro.com