Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Indonesia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Whereas Lazada continues to dominate the web retail area in Indonesia, and Lippo Group’s MatahariMall faces a delay till summer time, a brand new participant of Moby Dick proportion is loading its weapons for the eCommerce battle to return. Mitra Adiperkasa…
Marriott International Inc. says its flagship hotel unit will offer guests access to Netflix Inc.’s streaming-video service on TVs in its guest rooms. Select hotels will allow guests to use Netflix by signing into their existing accounts through the Netflix…
The exports of unique Balinese crafts and antiques to Spain increased by 38.93 percent, from US$5.4 million recorded in January-April 2014 to US$7.4 million in the same period in 2015. “Spain imports various woven products in the form of sandals, cloth bags,…
SkyTeam alliance member Garuda Indonesia will reduce its flights between Jakarta and London Gatwick in favour of additional flights to Amsterdam. From July 22, Garuda’s London services drop from five-times-weekly via Amsterdam to three-times-weekly, and…
The small and medium business (SMB) cloud services market in Indonesia is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30% in the next three years from Rp15 trillion (US$1.2 billion) in 2015 to Rp33 trillion (US$2.7 billion) by 2018. This…
V Arundhati, 52, helps her son Srinivas in running a small kirana store in Himayatnagar in Hyderabad. Apart from selling soaps and sugar, she has begun placing orders on an e-commerce platform for her customers, who have never bought any product online. The…
Ooredoo Group’s Indonesian subsidiary Indosat and Facebook have jointly launched the Internet.org initiative in Indonesia. Facebook’s Internet.org seeks to make internet services more accessible through free internet access to a set of basic services,…
Indonesia’s second largest mobile telecommunications firm, XL Axiata, has concluded a multi-agency pitch that sees its media account change hands. Mindshare takes on the planning and buying business from Havas Media after three rounds of pitching against the…
Indosat, Indonesia’s third largest mobile telecommunication operator based on customer size, has teamed up with Smaato, a company offering advertising tools for mobile publishers and developers, to launch an advertising spot bidding platform for local and…
BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) is now relying heavily on its mobile application services as it struggles with its device business in Indonesia, which is one of the most important consumer market for the company. The Canadian smartphone manufacturer is…
Indonesian mobile operator Indosat has joined the expanding operator crowd in trying to tap into the growing app economy by developing its own app store. With the launch of i-Aplikazone on Wednesday, the company said it expects to increase revenue from data…
Indonesia’s National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN) and Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation Rosatom have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on development of peaceful use of nuclear energy.The two organisations signed the MoU at the ATOMEXPO, an…
One of Indonesia’s biggest beer producers, PT Multi Bintang Indonesia, reported a plunge in profits of 42% in the first quarter of the year, when convenience stores started phasing out stock in preparation for a ban on alcohol sales. Net income was down to…
Whether or not they’re searching on-line or shopping for in-store buyers have extra selection than ever, forcing retailers and malls to get artistic to draw their consideration. With the area’s center class predicted to double to 1.32 billion by 2020, Asian…
Sumber Alfaria Trijaya, the operator of the Alfamart comfort retailer chain, plans to open between 100 and 120 new shops within the Philippines via its subsidiary Alfamart Retail Asia, as a part of the corporate’s regional enlargement plan. The corporate has…
Mitra Adiperkasa, or MAP, a life-style retailer that holds the licenses for Starbucks, Burger King and Zara in Indonesia, forecasts slower gross sales progress this yr, citing climbing prices and the nation’s financial slowdown. Fetty Kwartati, company…
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