Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Indonesia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Indonesia’s largest solar power plant built by PT Len Industri in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, is ready for operation as soon as it is inaugurated by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Len Industri President Director Abraham Mose said electrical power from the…
Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla had the opportunity to review the preparations for the construction of four five-star hotels at Mandalika Special Economic Zones in Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Saturday. The Vice President reviewed the area together with…
Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Lim Kuang Sia (second from right) receiving the Platinum Entrepreneur 2015 Award from Ahmad Husni. Kang (left) and working committee chairman Chey Onn Wah (right). THE SME…
Several German companies have expressed interest to invest in automotive component manufacturing industry using aluminum as its raw materials, state enterprises minister Rini Soemarno said. “One of the companies is Rheinmetall Land System. We will discuss it…
As many as 4,000 hectares of rice fields belonging to Balinese farmers are included in the rice farming insurance program for the planting period of October 2015-March 2016, an official has said. “Our previous target this year is 11 thousand hectares of rice…
Anthony Fung, managing director of online fashion retailer Zalora Indonesia said in a statement on Monday that the company saw sales surge thirty-fold during the three-day shopping event, but did not give a figure. “Everything is going so well that we decided…
Japanese convenience store operators are shrinking the size of their outlets in Indonesia amid growing competition from local rivals. But the strategy of pursuing profitability over scale runs the risk of downsizing the companies out of the market. In…
Indonesians are embracing online shopping at an astonishing rate. The Indonesian eCommerce Association expects the total online market to treble between 2014 and 2016, worth Rp 283 trillion (US$24 billion) in 2016. According to Bank Central Asia, Indonesia’s…
An iconic Japanese restaurant chain Kushikatsu Daruma has opened its first outlet outside its home market – and announced plans to enter three more Asian countries. Kushikatsu Daruma opened its first restaurant in 1929 at the foot of Tsutenkaku, the famous…
Asia’s mComerce boom is creating a growing target for online fraud and cybersecurity risks, according to fraud consultancy Fico Group. Criminals who used to focus on ATM skimming are turning their attention online in an effort to compromise credit and debit…
Indonesia to Import 1m Tons of Pakistan Rice in New Deal. Pakistan is the world 11th largest rice producer with annual production of 6.9 million tons milled rice. Indonesia will import 1 million metric tons of milled rice over the next four years from…
PT Dirgantara Indonesia, (Persero) or PT DI, today will roll-out the N219, the first plane Indonesia has made again after the N250, which was made in 1995. The N219 is the result of a collaboration between Dirgantara Indonesia and the National Aeronautics…
Rizki Handayani Mustafa, deputy of Southeast Asian Development at the Tourism Ministry said that Indonesia would promote its tourism industry to Macau in a bid to increase the number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia. “For the first time Indonesia will…
Philippines fashion retailer Golden ABC says it plans to open 125 new stores in the Philippines and across Asia in 2016. According to CEO Bernie Liu, 100 stores will open in the company’s home market and a further 25 will open in other Asian countries,…
Research institute Credit Suisse released its 2015 Global Wealth Report, in which it projects that Indonesia would have 151,000 millionaires by 2020. This projected number is an increase of 54 percent from today’s 98,000 people. The increase, the report says,…
Lazada, Southeast Asia’s largest online shopping website, is pushing its business development in Thailand in a drive to capitalise on the lucrative and rapidly growing e-commerce market. The company has set up two subsidiaries: Lazada Express, the logistics…
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