NCCC Launches New Corporate Name as LTS Retail Specialists Inc.

NCCC held a presscon last January 26, 2017 4PM at the function room of Coco’s Restaurant at the DAVCON Compound in F. Torres Street, Davao City, for the launching of the new corporate name LTS Retail Specialist, Inc.

Aside from highlighting the integration of the following NCCC Business Units under LTS Retail Specialist INC. – NCCC Supermarket, Choice Mart, HB1 Pharmacy, Bread Factory and Munchies, they also introduced an important campaign advocacy of their Fresh Department that they buy direct from local farmers. A special appearance of Choice Mart Ambassadress, Honorable Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio was supposed to be a part of the said event but she was not able to make it then due to another important function as Mayor of our city.

For me personally as a consumer, hopefully this advocacy will help us get fresher and better quality products from the farmers that we can buy at any given day in a week at a more affordable or lesser price at the supermarket. Hope LTS will also support more into organic farming practices of local farmers as consumers now look for more organic products for healthier food that we can eat everyday.

Present during the presscon for the said launching was Mr. Lafayette Lim (center), CEO of LTS Pinnacle Holdings; (from left to right in the photo) Mr. Tjader Regis, Consultant; Mr. Teresito “Jojo” Canda, Vice President of LTS Retail Specialists; Atty. Darry Gallego, corporate lawyer and Public Relations head; and Mr. Bobby Mabanta, Consultant.

In this short video clip above, Sir Lafayette Lim talked about the beginnings of the home grown company NCCC as a small textile store of their grandfather in Uyanguren. Now they are fulfilling the vision of their grandfather, father and his elder brother of making the business grow and making NCCC great.

Sir Lafayette is the younger brother of the late Mr. Javelin “Javey” Alvarez Lim, president of the homegrown LTS Retail Specialists, Incorporated.

Atty. Darry Gallego, corporate lawyer and public relations head, said during the presscon that they have already applied for an amendment with SEC to have the consolidated brands reflected under the corporate name LTS Retail Specialists, Inc. and got the approval last October 2016. Their food line is still pending approval with SEC.

It was also mentioned during the presscon that they are opening their NCCC Mall in Buhangin in 2018.

Know more about the LTS Retail Specialists, Inc. below:

Brand integration

NCCC affiliated brands merge to form one, stronger company – the LTS Retail Specialists, Inc.

These brands include NCCC Supermarket, Choice Mart by NCCC, HB1 Pharmacy, Breadfactory, Citifoods and Munchies.

NCCC Supermarket and Choice Mart by NCCC were previously under LTS Supermarket, Inc. while HB1 Pharmacy was under LTS Community Stores, Inc. Breadfactory, Munchies and Citifoods, on the other hand, belonged to LTS City Foods, Inc.

LTS Retail Specialists, Inc. consultant Bobby Y. Mabanta emphasized the advantage of the merger, “We get more leverage from our business partners for merchandising and marketing plus all the stores will benefit from the best practices of our operations. This way, we provide the best shopping experience for all our shoppers in all our stores.”

The Davao City based retail chain has a total of seven business units namely: LTS Retail Specialists, Inc.; LTS Malls, Inc. which manages all the mall operations in Davao, Palawan, and Tagum; LTS Department Stores, Inc.; and LTS Hardwares, Inc.

Also under the NCCC Group of Companies are LTS City Foods, Inc. which operates the Commissary; LTS Community Stores, Inc. that runs PrintLife; and the LTS Pinnacle Holdings, Inc. that provides the support services for the store operations, with such departments as IT, Finance, HR among others.

Advocating Local Farmers

In support of the program of the Department of Agriculture, LTS Retail Specialists, Inc. advocates buying direct from local farmers.

“We actually had a talk with Secretary Pinol of the Dept. of Agriculture when he was working on the idea of giving fruit farmers direct access to the supermarkets. He did mention that DOA is working out on a system with which the onion farmers of the country especially those from Bongabon, Nueva Ecija will be able to deliver their produce to these chain of Supermarkets,” according to NCCC Consultant TJader P. Regis.

In support of the said system, LTS Retail Specialists, Inc. Vice President Teresito N. Canda said that “We already are sourcing fruits and vegetables from local farmers. We buy from them directly. We are commited to do this program for sustainable development. Our merchandising department fresh category is still looking for more farmers so we can increase exposure of our local farmers to more shoppers.

Regis further added that the NCCC Group of Companies is glad to be part of this advocacy and that giving a chance to local farmers will definitely contribute an improvement on their farming practices, resulting in higher production levels and better quality crops while conserving the country’s environmental resources. In turn, the partnership will lead to secure supply of quality local produce fresh wherein all the shoppers will benefit.