Sukma Kanthi Nurani, Jakarta – PT Sarimelati Kencana Tbk (PZZA), the licensee of Pizza Hut in Indonesia, has reported a decline in both its outlet count and workforce.

Jakarta – A boycott of several global brands associated with Israel has impacted their sales in Indonesia, but that does not mean the boycott has "worked".

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – The fast-food chain KFC Indonesia has reported ballooning financial losses of Rp 557.08 billion for the third quarter of 2024, leading to the closure of dozens

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – PT Fast Food Indonesia Tbk (FAST), the licensee owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Indonesia, experienced a loss of Rp558 billion in the current period

Agencies, Jakarta – The Industry Ministry has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet's Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components, days after blockin

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Yogyakarta – Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X has officially issued a gubernatorial instruction letter to regulate the circulation of al

Meaghan Tobin and Hasya Nindita – Iksan knows the roads around his hometown on the Indonesian island of Sumatra like the back of his hand.

Meaghan Tobin and Hasya Nindita, Jakarta and South Sumatra, Indonesia – A year ago, TikTok's e-commerce business in Indonesia was thriving.

Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – The Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) under the Ministry of Religious Affairs officially enforced mandatory halal certification starting Friday,

Jakarta – Government authorities plan to inspect grocery store shelves to check compliance with a law requiring halal labels on food items from Friday, officials said, although some imp

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is considering a ban on the Chinese online marketplace, Temu, which facilitates direct transactions between Chinese producers

Jakarta – Ace Hardware is leaving Indonesia as of December 31, 2024, even though the presence of the U.S.

Nandito Putra, Riani Sanusi, Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Amidst the decline of the textile industry, a number of entrepreneurs have expressed concerns about the easy entry of imported cl

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Indonesia's antitrust agency, the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU), has accused e-commerce firm Shopee and tech giant Google of engaging

Nivell Rayda, Bantul, Indonesia – Enclosed by weathered walls, time appears to stand still at an 80-year-old noodle factory in southern Java.

Han Revanda Putra, Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan or Zulhas has proposed an increase in the highest retail price (HET) of government-subsidized packaged cookin

Jakarta – Indonesia's antitrust agency said Monday it was probing local units of e-commerce giants Shopee and Lazada for potential breaches of anticompetition rules.

Ni Kadek Trisna, Cintya Dewi, I Anisa Febiola, Jakarta – The government has decided to postpone the deadline for mandatory halal certification for MSMEs.

Herman, Jakarta – The government will soon repay Rp 474.8 billion (nearly $30 million) debt it took from cooking oil producers who were asked to obey the ceiling price two years ago, Ch

Vinnilya, Jakarta – In recent weeks, rice stocks have vanished from modern retailers.

Panji Satrio, Medan – A trader has illegally bought 2,000 tons of rice from a State Logistics Agency (Bulog) warehouse in Medan for retail sales using falsified documents, police said o

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – More than half of Indonesians say products they regularly buy have been downsized in a phenomenon known as shrinkflation, or the practice of reducing the size

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) launched an impromptu inspection of the National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) at the Cihapit Tr

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Drawing inspiration from the vibrant markets in Thailand, Tanah Abang Market in Jakarta has unveiled a new concept "Little Bangkok" to attract customers back to of

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Ministry has issued a stern warning to video-streaming platform TikTok, demanding compliance with rul

Jakarta – Two months ago, Indonesia introduced a regulation that forced TikTok to shut down its e-commerce operations in the country, which the government claimed was to protect small a

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has given the green light for a collaboration between ByteDance Ltd, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok,

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Acting chairman of Indonesia's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), Yukki Nugrahawan Hanafi, underlined the necessity for the government to protect bu

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Retailers have started to feel the pinch from a call to boycott pro-Israel products with firms wary that it could lead to a bigger jolt to businesses unless the

Amy Heppy, Jakarta – The Indonesian Retailers Association (Aprindo) commented on the recent demand for a boycott of products linked to Israel in the wake of the Israeli attacks on Pales

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – While the government has pledged to crack down on low-value imported goods, The Jakarta Post encountered no problems purchasing shoes for less than US$4

Raden Putri, Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Following the closure of TikTok Shop, traders in the Tanah Abang Market called on the government to also shut down e-commerce sites, such as S

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – As clothing seller Hendri Tanjung struggles to hawk his tunics to buyers outside his market shop, he says customers are turning to cheaper versions on TikTok, pumm

Mita Amalia Hapsari & Fito Erlangga, Jakarta – Traders at Jakarta's Tanah Abang Market – Southeast Asia's largest textile wholesale center – recently reported a 50 percent drop in t

Rizki Dewi Ayu, Raden Putri, M Faiz Zaki, Naufal Ridhwan, Jakarta – Social media has recently been abuzz with the news that Tanah Abang Market in Central Jakarta is increasingly empty o

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Homegrown online delivery company Anteraja, which saw a significant drop in revenue in the first half of the year, has placed the blame squarely on e-commerce fir

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Indonesia was the biggest online spender in South-east Asia in 2022, with a new study finding that the archipelago accounted for more than half of the purchas

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia said Tuesday that retail sales grew in May as reflected in the Real Sales Index (RSI) which stood at 234.2, up slightly by 0.02 percent year-on

Antara, Jakarta – The Trade Ministry has removed more than 64,500 online stores offering second-hand products from major e-commerce and social media platforms since the crackdown on use

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesian retailers are projected to maintain their sales momentum even after Ramadan and the Idul Fitri holidays, which normally lift consumer spending, came t

Anindito Ariwandono, Bandung – Hong Kong's luminous heritage has been facing an imminent crisis for the past couple of years.

Antara, Jakarta – The turnover of clothing traders at Tanah Abang Market, Central Jakarta, is skyrocketing during Ramadan, particularly ahead of Eid al-Fitr.

Jakarta – Retailers reported a jump in sales last month as consumers apparently entered a spending mood before and during Ramadan.

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – Siti, who sells used clothing in the Indonesian city of Medan, usually cannot wait for Ramadan.

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Indonesia's textile and apparel export is forecast to decline by 10 percent from $12 billion in 2022 to around $11 billion this year, according to the Indonesi

Jakarta – Since she was a senior high school student, Jakarta-based freelance writer Anindya Miriati Hasanah, 25, has favoured second-hand clothes.

Desty Luthfiani, Jakarta – Sales of used clothing, more commonly known as thrifting in Pasar Senen resume as normal.

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – A joint team of the National Police and the Customs Directorate raided a number of shops and warehouses in Jakarta and neighboring Bekasi on Monday to seize im

BTV, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo on Wednesday ordered stern measures against the import of used clothing that according to him did serious damage to the already struggling domestic

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Illegal clothing imports reached 300,000 tons worth $2.1 billion every year, including about 30 percent of used clothing valued at around $631 million, accordi