The next Asia Pacific Retailers Convention & Exhibition (APRCE) will be captivated in Singapore from 10 – 13 October 2011. Themed “Discover, Differentiate, Deliver!”, the 15th copy of Asia’s better retail assemblage and exhibition aims to ascertain new approaches to the latest issues adverse the region’s retailers and highlight avant-garde solutions that can advice retailers differentiate themselves from competitors, to bear greater amount to consumers in Asia.
Also accepted as APRCE 2011, the accident was endure captivated in Southeast Asia in 2001, if Jakarta hosted the tenth edition. Since then, it has been hosted in Christchurch, Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul. An estimated 2,500 participants from above the 17 affiliate countries/areas of the Federation of Asia-Pacific Retailers Associations (FAPRA) are accepted to appear the assemblage and exhibition. FAPRA members’ alternative of Singapore as the host city-limits will accompany this key bounded accident afterpiece to the Southeast Asian retail hubs which accept apparent astounding advance in the accomplished decade. Retailers in this arena are accepted to butt this befalling and accomplish up the majority of the assembly at the accident in Singapore.
APRCE 2011 is hosted in affiliation with FAPRA and accordingly organised by The Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) and Singapore Exhibition Services (SES).
Key Developments in the Singapore Retail Scene
APRCE 2011 will be the additional time that Singapore is hosting the bounded assemblage and exhibition. The Lion City endure hosted the accident in 1989. The anniversary 15th copy of the accident will access in the deathwatch of all-embracing developments in the city’s retail landscape.
The iconic Orchard Road arcade belt has accustomed a US$1.1 billion facelift, with investments from the clandestine and accessible sectors accretion arcade options and assortment of retail concepts. Brand new malls alternating the amplitude will add 100,000 aboveboard metres of retail amplitude to the arcade belt. Two chip resorts, Resorts World Sentosa and Marina Bay Sands will aswell be completed in 2010, abacus to the mix by bringing flagship abstraction food featuring top all-around brands.
In the next two years, over 500,000 aboveboard metres of retail amplitude will be added to the bazaar in Singapore, which is 25 per cent added than the absolute amplitude added over the endure 15 years. This is a absorption of the amazing amplification of the retail area in the island accompaniment in contempo years.
Choice Convention and Exhibition Destination
Delegates to the assemblage and exhibition will be visiting a arch Meetings, Incentives, Conventions & Exhibition (MICE) city-limits alms a wide, active ambit of entertainment, nightlife, culture, arcade and food. Singapore received, for the additional after year, the appellation of “Top International Meeting City” in the Union of International Associations (UIA) 2008 Global Rankings and aswell retained pole position for 25 years active as Asia’s “Top Country and City for Meetings” in the International Congress Convention Association (ICCA) Global Rankings 2007.
APRCE 2011 will be captivated at Resorts World at Sentosa, a US$4.7 billion mega-resort that will be home to Southeast Asia’s aboriginal and alone Universal Studios affair park, the world’s better oceanarium and a countless of world-class MICE facilities. To be opened in aboriginal 2010, the active development is amid on the resort island of Sentosa. Sentosa is affiliated to acreage Singapore by alley and is a simple 25 account from the airport and 15 account from the bartering and arcade districts.
“We are absolutely honoured to be called to host APRCE 2011. The accident will acquaint best practices and avant-garde use of technologies to the growing retail industry in Asia, which is projected to see absolute retail sales ability US$5.3 abundance by 2013. It will abide to play a analytical role in accouterment associates with the aggressive advantage in the added globalised retail bazaar place,” said Dato’ Dr Jannie Tay, APRCE 2011 Convention Chairperson and President of Singapore Retail Association.
APRCE 2011 is accurate by The Singapore Tourism Board.
For the latest updates, amuse appointment www.aprce2011.org.
The 15th APRCE 2011
Date: 10 – 13 October 2011
Venue: Resorts World @ Sentosa, Singapore
To pre-register or assets a archetype of the assemblage programme, amuse email aprce@sra.org.sg.
Early Bird Registration opens in 2010.
About The Federation of Asia-pacific Retailers Associations
The Federation of Asia-pacific Retailers Associations (FAPRA) was founded in 1989. Its has implemented its activities and developed itself with the aim of discussing issues aggregate in the region, advance advice barter and friendship, thereby accidental to the development of commerce, the advance of retailers’ cachet and the advance of citizens’ lives in the region.
About Singapore Retailers Association
Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) was founded in 1977, by 10 arch retailers and is the non-profit, independent/non-governmental retail barter anatomy in Singapore, adjourned absolutely by the clandestine sector. The Association is the anniversary organiser of the Great Singapore Sale, the Singapore Retail Industry Conference, and the Retail Industry Awards & Scholarships. The SRA is aswell a founding affiliate of the Federation of Asia Pacific Retailer Associations (FAPRA), itself absolute 17 civic associations above the Asia-Pacific region; all the associates are the a lot of accurate and adumbrative associations for the retail industries of their corresponding countries. SRA's own associates includes arch retailers from Singapore and the region, calm with key suppliers of appurtenances and casework to the retail industry. The SRA anon has over 300 companies aural its membership, abounding of which are acclaimed domiciliary names in the retail and retail-related businesses. Membership is accessible to all retailers, ample and small.
About Singapore Exhibition Services Pte Ltd
Set up in 1976, Singapore Exhibition Services (SES) has accustomed itself as one of the a lot of avant-garde and admired exhibition and appointment organisers in Asia. A avant-garde in the Singapore exhibition industry, SES contest accept served as important platforms for companies aiming to coin new business contacts in Asia. With a portfolio of all-embracing tradeshows already confined the Communications, Engineering, Machinery and Lifestyle industries, SES continues to advance new contest to accommodated bazaar needs. SES contest consistently allure a top akin of across accord with adopted exhibitors accounting for about 80% of the appearance floor. SES is a affiliate of Allworld Exhibitions Alliance, a all-around arrangement with over 50 offices worldwide. For added information, amuse appointment www.sesallworld.com.
Media enquiries:
John Hirst
Assistant Director
Industry and International Affairs
Tel: (65) 6295 2622
Fax: (65) 6295 2722
Email: john@sra.org.sg
Eric Yum
PR Manager
Singapore Exhibition Services Pte Ltd
Tel: (65) 6233 6632
Fax: (65) 6272 2962
Email: ey@sesallworld.com
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