JAKARTA - The Indonesian Association of Retailers and Mall Tenants (Hippindo) will hold the Indonesia Retail Summit & Expo (IRSE) 2026 on August 26-27. The forum is part of a strategy to strengthen domestic consumption through synergy between the government and retail players.
Chairman of Hippindo Budihardjo Iduansjah said, IRSE is the closing of a series of retail activities throughout August 2026. The series includes the Shopping in Indonesia Aja (BINA) Program, Indonesia Shopping Festival, Modern Indonesian Retail Day and closed with IRSE.
"IRSE 2026 is here to make the retail industry in Indonesia a locomotive and can become a host and role model, especially in Asia and the world. We are closing with the Indonesia Retail Summit which has been held five times," said Budihardjo at the Indonesia Retail Summit & Expo (IRSE) Press Conference, Hati Retail Modern Indonesia (HARMONI) Award and Shopping in Indonesia Aja (BINA) Year 2026 in Jakarta, Thursday, August 6.
Budihardjo said that IRSE will last for two days. Later, the forum will bring together the entire retail ecosystem in one activity.
"That's for two days and maybe Bu Asdep can be opened by Pak Menko (Airlangga Hartarto). Because it will gather the entire ecosystem rather than retail and according to us this is the largest retail," he said.
Chairman of the IRSE 2026 Committee Haryanto Pratantara said that the implementation of IRSE was to advance Indonesian retail through the improvement of the competence of its members. The forum is also a space for collaboration to strengthen the trade ecosystem in Indonesia.
"This is a very important collaborative space to strengthen the trade ecosystem in Indonesia. Through the exchange of knowledge or knowledge sharing among participants and the ecosystem in retail," he said.
Haryanto explained that IRSE 2026 carried the theme "Rethinking Retail: The Future is Customer-Led". He said, the theme reminded business actors that the products and services provided must remain relevant to consumer needs.
IRSE 2026 will present 31 conference sessions, 55 speakers and 93 exhibitors. "This year's target visitors are expected to get 4,000 people for two days," he said.
Meanwhile, Director of Trade Business Development at the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) Franciska Simanjuntak assessed that IRSE is a strategic forum that brings together various stakeholders. He said that the theme carried this year is relevant to trade dynamics because consumer behavior continues to change.
"This is a strategic forum that brings together the government, business actors, investors, academics, associations. Of course, to jointly discuss the future of the trade and retail sector in Indonesia," he said.
On the same occasion, Assistant Deputy for Domestic Trade, Consumer Protection and Trade Order of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Ismariny, conveyed that the government appreciated Hippindo for the initiative. The government also conveyed support for the organization of the Indonesia Retail Summit & Expo 2026.
The reason is, according to Ismariny, the retail sector has a strategic role in the national economy because it is able to absorb a lot of labor, maintain price stability and strengthen the distribution of goods throughout Indonesia, as well as become a partner for MSMEs to rise in class.
"The government appreciates the continued initiatives of Hippindo and retail business actors in strengthening domestic consumption through BINA, HARMONI, and IRSE. The government is committed to continuing to synergize with the business world in creating a conducive business climate, so that domestic trade is stronger and able to become a driver of national economic growth," he explained.
Furthermore, Ismariny also conveyed the government's full support for the implementation of IRSE 2026.
"To conclude, on behalf of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, we express our full support for the implementation of the Indonesia Retail Summit and Expo, Modern Retail Day in Indonesia and Shopping in Indonesia Aja August 2026," he concluded.
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