Six months into the lockdown, many people have settled into a groove. They know to socially distance themselves, frequently...
A time to detach, to set aside all adult problems and stresses, to be enchanted even for just a moment.
I vividly remember Donnie Tantoco and my niece, Crickette (née Yu), at the time of their courtship. Crickette was studying...
Technology is helping define mainstream retail in 2018, when omnichannel retailing continues to be the buzzword.
Knowing who you are and being true to yourself is a precept the Tantoco family lives by.
And so, dahlings, Rustan’s welcomed the Yuletide season last week with a grandioso unveiling of its magnificent display window along Ayala Avenue.
On any given day lately, Donnie Tantoco has been wearing not his usual made-to-measure business suits, but those he got off-the-rack at Rustan’s, priced nowhere near the usual high five figures, the base price of a well-made Italian suit.
You’ve got the groove, sir!” the hip-hop dancer-teacher told retail scion Donnie V. Tantoco. Make that “Sir,” as Tantoco was recently conferred a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre, the Roman Catholic order of knighthood.
That was quite a crush, when the first Longchamp boutique outside Luzon was launched by Rustan’s at the ground level of its department store in Ayala Center Cebu.
HAPPY Father’s Day! This is the single day of the year that my hubby Dennis Valdes has all the limelight from our kids. Just like other hardworking and patient fathers, Dennis deserves all the attention and affection, at least once a year.
