Colgate-Palmolive Phils., Inc. held its National Distributors Conference at Solaire Hotel and Casino from 7-8 Sept. 2015. On the morning of its 2nd day, PAGASA’s STC was invited to give a talk on the Economic Outlook for 2015 from a Retailer’s Perspective.  He was only too glad to share with the distributors and top management of CPPI how supermarket operators of the smaller chains feel regarding dwindling support (both financial and in terms of promotions) from suppliers during the last few years. But more importantly, he drove the point that suppliers and retailers MUST partner with each other for consumers to end up winners and for the economy to continuously pick up. On the seats (front row; center; in white) is CPPI’s VP and General Manager Stephen Lau.