Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Indonesia's first McDonald's restaurant in the Sarinah shopping center in Central Jakarta, which for years has been an icon for urbanites in the capital, will

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – The Trade Ministry has issued a circular asking regents and mayors in Indonesia's regions to support the operations of traditional markets while im

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Muslim fashion industry is experiencing a sharp decline in revenue at a time when the Ramadan festivities would normally lead to peak sales, as C

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto has asked traditional markets across the country to remain open to prevent sellers from incurring losses caused by the

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Jeffrey Hutton, Jakarta – For about three hours a day recently, Mr Xavier Fabrega, 43, has offered free pilates tutorials online to check in with clients and also to ensure they come b

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Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Essential-needs businesses have promised smooth services with retail stocks sufficient at least until May as Jakarta, Indonesia's economic powerhouse, will en

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Grocery shoppers will no longer need to push a shopping cart around a supermarket during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – As economic activities continue to get battered by the effects of COVID-19, 38-year-old vegetable trader Endah "Betty" Widiarti has found a way to su

Jakarta – The government plans to give financial aid of up to 5 million rupiah (US$306.80) to each macro and small business, as well as to workers in the informal sector, such as those

Jakarta – Following announcements by Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan regarding the need for a city-wide lockdown of the capital to curb the spread of COVID-19, retailers fear the move

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Deputy Trade Minister Jerry Sambuaga said his ministry will closely monitor prices of food and basic supplies as long as the Covid-19 outbreak lasts in order to k

Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) is holding a National QRIS Week event across Indonesia to promote cashless transactions among small businesses using its Quick Response Indonesia Standard

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Jakarta – Electronic money (e-money) transactions in Indonesia's retail market skyrocketed by 173 percent in January from a year earlier, with nonbank fintech dominating the scene as t

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Publicly listed consumer goods giant PT Unilever Indonesia recorded flat growth in sales last year amid sluggish household consumption.

Jakarta – The widespread flooding that started hitting parts of Jakarta on New Year's Day is having lasting repercussions almost two weeks later, as a number of shopping centers across

Jakarta – It has been estimated that retailers in Greater Jakarta will have lost more than Rp 1 trillion (US$71.91 million) as retail shops in the area cease operations on account of s

Triyan Pangastuti, Jakarta – Indonesian consumers were more optimistic last month, showing positive expectations of higher future income, job availability and better economic prospects

Jakarta – The Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI) sees flat sales next year as an increase in cigarette prices and rising power prices, along with softening economic grow

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Chinese producers have stamped their domination in the Indonesian smartphone market, with Oppo and Vivo dethroning South Korea's Samsung in the third quarter

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – January to October domestic car sales have declined by about 11.7 percent from the same period last year, according to data from the Association of Indon

Jakarta (Bisnis) – Retail businesses have voiced concerns about involving Bekasi's minimarket parking service management woes, which allegedly is controlled by local thugs.

Karlis Salna – Indonesia's national dish of nasi goreng, or fried rice, has become a lot cheaper these days as the nation's two big ride-hailing apps wage a price war on everyday groce

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The Industry Ministry has introduced 113 compulsory national industrial standards (SNI) as of June, this year for products that present dangers to people'

Jakarta – With less than a month before halal certification will become mandatory, an assessment by the Indonesian Ombudsman has found the Halal Certification Agency (BPJPH) unprepared

Harso Kurniawan, Jakarta – Domestic car sales have dropped 13 percent in the first six months of this year compared to the same period a year ago.

Christian Lee, Jakarta – Kantar, a London-based market research firm, has released the results of its annual Brand Footprint report, which measures which brands are purchased most ofte

Herman, Jakarta – Tokopedia, Indonesia's largest e-commerce platform, booked a record $1.3 billion in sales last month, marking an important milestone for the company.

Jakarta – Vendors at Tanah Abang, Southeast Asia's biggest textile market, in Central Jakarta said that they enjoyed better sales during the Ramadan holy month.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Shopping Centers Tenants Association (Hippindo) has blamed the postelection protests on May 21 and 22 for sluggish sales during Ramadan, which is usually a pea

Jakarta – The Association of Indonesian Retailers (Aprindo) is projecting that retailers will see a 30 to 40 percent increase in sales during Ramadan and Idil Fitri, supported by the i

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Jakarta – The organizing committee of the 21st International Handicraft Trade Fair (Inacraft 2019) has set its sights on achieving US$13 million in trade contracts and Rp 149 billion (

Jakarta – The Indonesian Shopping Center Tenants Association (Hippindo) has projected that the retail sector will grow 5 to 10 percent this year, after having experiencing a slowdown i

Jakarta – PT Berkarya Makmur Sejahtera president commissioner Hutomo Mandala Putra, who is also known as Tommy Soeharto, plans to establish at least one Goro wholesale grocery store in

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – E-commerce accounted for 8 percent of total retail sales in Indonesia last year, on course to reach 18 percent by 2023, fueled by changing behavior among tech-sav

Jakarta – Large retailers, such as supermarkets and hypermarkets, will likely continue to experience subdued growth in 2019, which will benefit minimarket operators, Fitch Ratings says

Jakarta – Several years back, movie buffs in Jakarta knew how to catch up with the latest episodes of their favorite TV series or box office movie: by going to pirated DVD sellers mush

Jakarta – The government plans to revoke the limitation on the number of franchise outlets of convenience stores as well as food and beverage outlets to accelerate investment in retail

Jakarta – Even as liquor producers are still struggling to recover from the impact of the market limitation that has been enforced since 2015, they question the government policy to inc

Jakarta – Bank Indonesia's survey on the retail sector has shown that sales growth in October declined to less than half the figure in September.

Resty Woro Yuniar – Warung Tiga PutRI is not your typical warung.

Jakarta – Islamic convenience store chain 212 Mart had opened 192 branches since its May 2017 establishment, Ahmad Juwaini, the executive director of the 212 Islamic Cooperative that fo

Toll road rest stops (or "rest areas" as they are locally known) usually consist of a good mix of foreign food and beverage chains and local snack chains and eateries.

Yuddy Cahya, Bandung – Indonesia's first Islamic fashion school is teaching students in the world's largest Muslim-majority country the usual skills of design, styling and marketing – b

Jakarta – The consumer confidence index (CCI) rose 1 percent to 99.5, from 98.5 in May, after declining by 2.2 percent in April, according to Danareksa Research Institute's (DRI) survey

Jakarta – The Indonesian Retailers Association (Aprindo) has projected that retail sales will increase by 20 percent when the country hosts the Asian Games from Aug. 18 to Sept.

Vela Andapita, Apriadi Gunawan and Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta/Medan – Indonesia has seen growth in Islamic convenience stores that tap into Muslim consumers' wish to buy halal products a