Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Indonesia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
AirAsia Bhd announced on Wednesday a corporate exercise which includes potential new equity for Indonesia AirAsia (IAA) and Philippines AirAsia (PAA) via a convertible bond issuance. AirAsia pointed out the company has a solid footing, strong balance sheet,…
France’s ecology minister, Ségolène Royal, caused a stir following her comments in an interview late on Monday on Canal+: “We have to replant a lot of trees because there is massive deforestation that also leads to global warming. We should stop eating…
Jamba, Inc. recently announced that it has entered into a master franchise development agreement with PT Sari Gemilang Makmur to develop 70 Jamba Juice stores in Indonesia over the next 10 years. Jamba plans to open the first store in the Indonesian capital,…
The population of pseudo SUVs has risen over the past few years. While Fiat, Volkswagen and Toyota have reworked hatchbacks of their own, Hyundai played their cards right by launching the i20 Active around the time waiting periods for the Elite i20 started…
Garuda Indonesia airline is on a buying spree at the Paris Air Show. Airbus announced Monday that the Indonesian flagship carrier signed a letter of intent for 30 wide-body A350 jets, which could serve routes from Jakarta or Bali to Europe. If confirmed, the…
Indonesia is to axe luxury taxes on most goods to encourage wealthy consumers to shop at home and boost the local economy. Finance Minister Bambang Briodjonegoro announced Thursday the move would put luxury goods pricing in the nation on a par with that in…
A string of innovative financial products from Indonesian start-ups are circumventing the traditional payment and investment system, helping to broaden financial inclusion and challenging the established banks. Indonesia’s tech-savvy youth have already given…
Mega Media Indonesia, owner of satellite pay-TV service Orange TV, has selected Irdeto’s Multiscreen services to support the commercial launch of its Genflix over-the-top (OTT) content delivery service. Mega Media has been working closely with Irdeto since…
In view of with the increasing market demand resulting from significant trade growth between China and the ASEAN countries, Evergreen Line is to partner with COSCO and China Shipping in launching a joint China-Surabaya Express (CSM) Service. This is…
Zero Motorcycle , a US electric motorcycle manufacturer, introduced its zero emission two wheeler to Indonesia on Friday. Garansindo Technologies, the authorized distributor for the manufacturer in Indonesia, will be selling four Zero models, including road…
Singapore’s Metro Holdings has reported an 82.7 per cent fall in its internet revenue to S$7.6 million within the fourth quarter. Full yr earnings, nevertheless, rose 33.7 per cent to $142.9 million on income up four.78 per cent to $145.eight million. The…
Starbucks Asia has been ranked Asia’s 15th prime model – the very best rating of any quick meals retailer or restaurant. The highest 5 corporations on the record in Asia are Samsung, Sony, Nestle, Apple and Panasonic. Marketing campaign Asia-Pacific’s annual…
Cyanogen wants to challenge the dominion Google has in the mobile market by taking Android from under its wing bit by bit. And one way for Cyanogen to ensure this happens is to put its custom ROMs on more and more phones. The startup already partnered up with…
Trade value between Brunei and Indonesia increased by 4.10 per cent to to $812 million in 2014, a senior Indonesian diplomat said yesterday. Out of the $812 million, over 90 per cent of the business transaction was in oil and gas, according to Rudhito…
Got a question for Google? Now you can ask it verbally in Bahasa Indonesia in even the most casual language. The search engine giant just added Indonesian to its voice-search feature in the hope of improving user’s access to information, said Sandy Tantra,…
Motorcycle taxis, known as ojeks, have long offered a fast way for residents to cheaply zigzag through gridlocked roads in Jakarta, a city knocked for having the world’s worst traffic. But, until recently, they were informal and inefficient – ojek drivers…
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