JAKARTA - The General Chair of the Indonesian Association of Retailers and Mall Tenants (Hippindo) Budiharjo Iduansjah admitted that members under his leadership often had difficulty finding suppliers.
This was revealed by Budihardjo in his closing remarks at the Inabuyer B2B2G Expo 2026 at the Smesco Building, Jakarta, Thursday, May 7.
"We from the retail sector have reported that it is difficult to find suppliers," said Budihardjo.
Budihardjo also admitted that his party needed a variety of products for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) so that in the future they would no longer be imported.
"The supplier came, brought the goods, but again we reported yesterday that we needed product variations. We need product variations," he said.
However, Budihardjo admitted that he was happy with the holding of the Inabuyer B2B2G Expo 2026.
The reason is that this activity has made it easier for large businesses to get suppliers.
"So, actually (Inabuyer B2B2G Expo) this is not a CSR (corporate social responsibility program). I was talking to AEON (they) get suppliers, the same as Indomaret. It's hard to find suppliers. So, where do you want to find suppliers, yes, Inabuyer," he said.
According to Budihardjo, the more product variations are produced, the more retail stores will be opened.
"It has more product variations, more stores we open. Our store is open, it's a real store, not online. We sell online, but the store employs employees," he said.
This is also said to be one of the efforts to improve the economy.
"The store will open in which province, which regency and that is indeed a national strategy to improve the economy," said Budihardjo.
Furthermore, Budihardjo hopes that the implementation of the Inabuyer B2B2G Expo 2026 can create products that can be sold in retail.
"Hopefully the Indonesian suppliers can be more qualified and create products that can be sold in retail," he concluded.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
