Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Indonesia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Indonesia Fashion Week (IFW) 2016 with theme of “Reflection of Culture” is officially opened today, March 10, at the Jakarta Convention Center and will be held from until March 13, 2016. “IFW aims to accommodate Indonesian designer needs, both in central and…
Vietnam is on the radar for Hong Kong clothing retailer Giordano International, both as a market and supplier. With its steady growth in the emerging market, the company is planning to establish a legal entity Giordano Vietnam. It is also eyeing the country…
A Japanese noodle firm in Hyogo Prefecture has expressed readiness to meet administrative requirements such as halal certification for its food products to be sold to Indonesian consumers. The Japanese company notified the representative office in Tokyo of…
Indonesia promoted the Wonderful Indonesia brand at the biggest tourism exhibition in Portugal, called Bolsa Turismo de Lisboa (BTL), at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) Lisbon. The event was organized by the Association of Industries of Portugal (AIP)…
Indonesia has the opportunity to become an automotive production hub for the ASEAN and gradually replace Thailand as a car production base, according to the Ipsos Business Consulting Firm. “This is evident from the output trend of vehicle production,…
Toys’R’Us has announced that Monika Merz, president, Asia Pacific, will retire effective May 31. Her successor will be named later. As president of Toys’R’Us Asia Pacific, Merz oversees all operations and business activities for the company’s more than 300…
Three Indonesian eCommerce platforms are about to be launched – by Astra Graphia, CT Corp and a joint venture formed by the Salim and Lotte Groups. This comes after forays into eCommerce in the past 12 months by such Indonesian conglomerates Lippo Group…
Three Indonesian nationals, who graduated from universities in UK, received awards from the UK government at the British Council’s Education Alumni Award 2016 held on Thursday, March 3, 2016. The three graduates are Betty Purwandar, director of information…
After pursuing “every possible option,” global auto giant Ford Motor Co. has said decided to close down all operations in Japan and Indonesia by the end of this year. “It has become clear that there is no path to sustained profitability, nor will there be an…
State-owned telecom operator company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk., booked a net profit of Rp15.5 trillion last year. The figure reflects a six-percent increase from 2014’s Rp14.4 trillion net profit. Telkom official says that the net profit…
The first editions of World Travel Market’s new “pod” shows – WTM Connect Asia and WTM Connect China, will take place back to back in May this year focusing on the booming South East Asian and Chinese leisure tourism markets. Both events bring together…
Indonesia will participate in Berlin Internationale Tourism Bourse (ITB Berlin) in Germany, March 9-13, 2016. The Indonesian delegation to the ITB Berlin would be headed by Tourism Minister Arief Yahya, Nia Niscaya of the tourism ministry told Antara on…
The verdict delivered by the Supreme Court (MA) that punishes six cellular phone operators is a new hope for consumer protection efforts. For years, the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has been trying to bring shady businessmen to justice…
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia has commenced production of engines at Karawang plant in West Java. Karawang plant has been built at a cost 2.3 trillion Indonesian Rupiah ($172m). The plant is expected to produce at least 216,000 engines per year by…
Indonesia said it is open to resume banking transactions with Iran following the lifting of economic sanctions against Iran. “Banking relations, an obstacle we are facing, will soon be resumed,” President Joko Widodo said after receiving Irans Foreign…
Indonesian rubber exporters agreed to cut their exports of that commodity in line with the Agreed Export Tonnage Scheme (AETS) starting March until August this year. “AETS scheme agreed upon by the three member countries of the International Tripartite Rubber…
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