PRESIDENTS’ EVENT: INTEGRATION AND TRIBUTE TO RETAIL
Honorees highlighted the importance of the initiative.
Industry and retail leaders in the electronics segment attended the 6th edition of the Presidents Event. The evening of celebration and fellowship among all those present, which honored the retailers chosen by the industry as highlights of 2022, was held on July 11, at the Villa Bisutti space, in São Paulo (SP). The event also marked the 24th anniversary of Eletrolar News magazine, a bilingual publication with international distribution.
When opening the event, Carlos Clur, president at Grupo Eletrolar, which publishes Eletrolar News magazine, stated that he was very happy to see industry and retail together. “Our purpose is to increasingly integrate the sector and create paths that lead to good business. It is a pleasure to welcome you tonight.” Then, Fernando Baialuna, consulting director at GfK Latam, made a presentation on the theme “Agenda for the future” (Agenda of the future).
A highlight of the evening was the presence of João Claudino Fernandes Júnior, CEO at Armazém Paraíba, who completed 65 years of activities last July and was on the cover of issue no. 155 of Eletrolar News magazine, which circulated at the Eletrolar Show fair. “I owe this tribute to my father and my uncle, they passed on to us the teachings that make Armazém Paraíba simple, strong, and active. As the industry that we are, we have plenty of reasons to celebrate.”
TESTIMONIALS FROM THE HONOREES
BEMOL
“I am very happy to represent Bemol, its 4,000 employees and the North Region. Being here is already a victory. I’m going to tell you a fisherman’s story, but it’s true. The industrialist went fishing in Manaus, arrived in a distant city and had his product there. It was Bemol that sold it. I am proud to be taking the products to the most distant places in the Amazon.”
Socorro Canton, director of operations
GRUPO CARREFOUR
“It is a huge pleasure to be here, with many well-known people who have been working in this field for a long time and who do very good and big business with us and with all of Brazil. It is an honor to receive this award. Everyone’s contribution here makes us build this result. It is a pleasure to move Brazil. Count on us! Carrefour remains present, happy and very honored with the award.”
Gustavo Vinhaes Pimenta, senior commercial director electro and marketplace
GRUPO CVLB
“For me, it is a pleasure to be here, representing 5,000 employees of the CVLB group, which is the union of two very strong companies regionally, Casa & Vídeo and Le Biscuit. The story of the Casa & Vídeo brand is one of overcoming everything we’ve been through. Now, we are leading this extremely strong brand in the Northeast of Brazil, which is Le Biscuit. It is a great pleasure. We hope to be able to be here in the coming years, being recognized.”
Ivo Benderoth, CEO
GRUPO GAZIN
“At an event like this, the important thing is not the prize itself. This moment that we have with the manufacturer and retailers, for the exchange of information, is what matters most. This meeting should be quarterly. Nothing better than a good relationship. I always say: there needs to be someone worse than us to teach and someone better than us to learn. An event like this always leaves a positive balance. I talked to people that I saw little and with whom I hadn’t seen for a long time.”
Osmar Della Valentina, president
HAVAN
“I thank you for the award, honoring all of you on behalf of my friend Antonio Koerich, who is a reference in our state as a retailer. I dedicate the award to our suppliers, employees, and customers, who have made us wake up every day for 39 years to do our best. I believe in retail. A collaborator told me: The new normal is the old future retail. May we dream, generate jobs and taxes, and improve our country.”
Luciano Hang, owner
LOJA CEM
“Eletrolar News is to be congratulated for organizing and maintaining this union of industry and retail and for celebrating it in a special way, for the sixth time. We meet our business partners, and we don’t talk about business, we talk about life and personal achievements. I also congratulate the Grupo Eletrolar for the Eletrolar Show, a very organized and very attractive fair.”
José Domingos Alves, general superintendent
LOJAS COLOMBO
“It is a privilege and an honor to be here. I want to thank Carlos Clur, president of Grupo Eletrolar, and his entire team. Special thanks to all suppliers who believe in us, retailers, that we are here to build solid and lasting partnerships. And I thank the people who leave their homes to work in our companies and make them better, bigger, and more sustainable. Congratulations to all honorees.”
Carlos Eduardo Colombo, president
LOJAS KOERICH
“My message is one of optimism, belief, the happiness of believing in yourself and working while having fun. Life is not just work, it should also be daydreaming and joy, trying to be with the family and living with full intensity, overcoming adversity. They are much smaller than the happiness that life gives us.”
Antonio Obet Koerich, president
NOVO MUNDO
“I highlight two words. The first is resilience. At the age of 67, the company has gone through so many economic plans, national and international crises, but it has been getting stronger in the face of bad times and, thus, reached growth, expansion, and consolidation. The other word is partnership. We have strong partners, who believe in us, support us and make Novo a company that survives, lives, grows and gets stronger.”
José Guimarães, CEO
Source: Eletrolar News Magazine 156
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