JAKARTA - The Indonesian Shopping Center Management Association (APPBI) together with the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, officially launched the Indonesia Shopping Festival (ISF) 2025 in order to welcome the 80th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia.

APPBI General Chair Alphonzus Widjaja said the festival aims to increase public enthusiasm in shopping and celebrating the momentum of independence with positive and productive activities.

Alphonzus said the period of the Indonesia Shopping Festival starts from August 14 to 24.

The event took place simultaneously in various shopping centers throughout Indonesia.

"Later on, there will be a special discount of up to 80 percent in 400 shopping centers according to the age of the Republic of Indonesia this year," he said at a press conference at the Ministry of Trade office, Jakarta, Wednesday, August 6.

Alphonzus said, during the period of the Indonesia Shopping Festival 2025 there will be Big Shop Big Win, namely shopping lottery with attractive prizes ranging from EV Vinfast cars, iPhone 16, to millions of MAP vouchers.

Furthermore, he said, the shopping mechanism is only by registering with customers services in malls throughout Indonesia and showing shopping receipts on the same date at least Rp100,000 at the mall, to get a lottery number.

"Then, visitors will receive the lottery number via email automatically. The shopping period lasts from 1 to 24 August 2025," he said.

Apart from Big Shop Big Win, said Alphonzus, there are a series of other activities that aim to strengthen cultural identity and support the local economy.

Among them are typical culinary festivals of the archipelago that serve a variety of authentic dishes from various regions in Indonesia.

Then, the bazaar for domestic products & MSMEs that have a wide selection of creative products, fashion, and handicrafts made by the nation's children, as well as art and cultural performances that will be held in certain malls.

"Through these excellent programs, we want to emphasize the role of shopping centers as drivers of the economy and conservation of the nation's cultural values," he said.


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