Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Indonesia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Madiun district government in the Indonesian province of East Java is making efforts to develop a number of areas into tourism villages to attract local and foreign tourists, according to an official. “Of all 206 villages in Madiun district, 11 have been…
Toyota will continue its major investment plan in Indonesia, particularly in manufacturing, up to Rp20 trillion by 2020. PT Toyota Motors Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) deputy president director Warih Andang Tjahjono in Tokyo, Japan, said Sunday, August 28,…
PT Huawei Tech Investment (Huawei Indonesia) has worked with Accenture, Cloudera, Anabatic, IDPRO, Infosys and Telkomsigma to build a new cloud ecosystem. The new solution, FusionSphere 6.0, was launched during the recent Huawei Cloud Conference Indonesia.…
Korean beauty brand Innisfree China, known for its natural ingredients, has come up with a fresh idea to promote its new store in Shanghai Disneyland. Using the “Jeju flying bike”, it is offering customers a virtual visit to the company’s home base of Jeju…
Online and offline retailing in Southeast Asia is expected to merge further, according to a new study by CBRE Research Singapore. Its report It’s All About Place-making urges landlords to play their part to stay ahead in a fast-changing retail landscape where…
Jamba Juice Company, a leading lifestyle brand with a passion for making healthful living fun, announced today that the Panen Lestari Internusa (“PLI”) group has opened the first Jamba Juice location in Indonesia. The store is located in the popular Central…
Singapore-based flight simulator provider SIM Aero Asia plans to build a flight simulator training center in Tangerang, Banten. The US$50 million (Rp666.6 billion) project is expected to start operating next year. SIM Aero Asia business development officer…
Indonesia has asked New Zealand and Australia to lower import duties on two export products from Indonesia-herbicides and insecticides-from 5 percent to zero percent under the ASEAN-Australia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANSFTA). “To increase trade with…
PT Pertamina reported US$1.83 billion (Rp23.8 trillion) in net profit in the first half of the year, or an increase of 221 percent from the same period last year. Chief Executive of the state-owned energy company Dwi Soetjipto attributed the increase in…
PT Yusen Logistics Indonesia has become the first logistics business in Indonesia to acquire GDP certification, the industry standard of quality for the storage and transport of medical and pharmaceutical products. PT Yusen Logistics Indonesia has been…
UCWeb, the mobile browsing arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group which is behind the UC Browser, is claiming more than 50 per cent shares of both the Indian and Indonesian mobile browser and search engine markets, six years after entering the countries for…
Korean technology giant Samsung has promised to develop and nurture local talent in Indonesia through its Samsung Research and Development Institute (SRIN), a platform for innovation. The SRIN is currently carrying out a roadshow at several academic…
Indonesia President Joko Widodo on Wednesday stressed on the development of sports which have the potential to garner medals at international championships, including badminton, archery and weightlifting. “Prioritise development of games which have already…
The Trade Ministry is targeting the Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) 2016, which will be held on October 12-16, to be able to attract 14,700 domestic and foreign potential buyers. “We provide 1,100 outlets,” Director General of National Export Development of The…
RHB Bank Bhd, which saw its bid to acquire a stake in Indonesia’s PT Bank Mestika Dharma Tbk fall through, is optimistic about the prospects in that country and and will assess the opportunities. Group Managing Director, Datuk Khairussaleh Ramli, said the…
The Tourism and Creative Economy Office of East Nusa Tenggara Province has suggested to the Ministry of Transportation to start the Kupang-Dili-Darwin flight route. “The flight route will increase the number of foreign tourist arrivals in East Nusa Tenggara…
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