4 Causes Of Tanah Abang Sepi Market Revealed By Several Parties

Illustration of Tanah Abang Market (Theresia Agatha/VOI)

YOGYAKARTA The cause of Tanah Abang Market being quiet is one of the interesting things to know. Many parties expressed their opinion about the reason Tanah Abang Market is not in demand, both in terms of technology to market facilities and infrastructure.

As is known, the lack of land markets is not only complained of by traders, but also attracts the attention of the public, including officials and other figures. Some of the causes that are suspected to be the trigger for the lack of the largest market in Southeast Asia are as follows.

1. No Agency On Digital Transformation

Minister of Cooperatives and SMEs Teten Masduki stated several reasons why the Tanah Abang Market traders were increasingly empty of visitors. He assessed that the estuary of this condition is because Indonesia does not yet have a national strategy for digital transformation and no body has yet regulated digital transformation.

"So the ministers don't have any references. Even though digital transformation involves many aspects," said Teten in a written message, Saturday, September 16, 2023.

According to him, digital transformation in Indonesia only develops in the trade sector (e-commerce), especially in the downstream sector, not in the production sector. This has an impact on losing national production to products from abroad that are sold at low prices.

2. Change of Beli Pattern

The quiet Tanah Abang Market is caused by changes in the shopping pattern of people who now like online shopping. This was revealed by the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta, Heru Budi Hartono. In his statement, he also asked traders to also transform by selling online.

"The first is probably part of a change in consumers to buy something, right. Here there are already online and others, we all have to pay attention to that, not only here. Elsewhere, abroad there are also changes in citizens, consumers buy with an online concept," said Heru in his statement, Sunday, September 17, 2023.

3. People's Purchasing Power Decreases

Chairman of the DPD RI AA LaNyalla Mahmud Mattalitti also stated the cause of the quietness of Tanah Abang Market. The former East Java Chamber of Commerce and Industry is not sure that the lack of market is due to changes in the shopping pattern from direct to online because traders in the market have also been selling online, including live shops. However, there are still no buyers.

He suspects that the main trigger is a decrease in the purchasing power of the lower middle class. Moreover, China's slowdown in exports has an impact on 122 partner countries, including Indonesia.

This should be an accurate data-based mitigation focus. Because, there are many variables that reduce people's purchasing power," he said.

4. Inequality

LaNyalla also suspects that another reason for the lack of Tanah Abang Market is due to inequality, the Gini ratio and the HDI number. He emphasized the importance of the state having an economic system that is fair to the main agenda of prosperity.

"But the philosophy must be remembered, prosperity will never exist, without justice. Realize social justice first," he said again.

As is known, the traders complained about the lack of Tanah Abang Market, Jakarta. They even asked the Government to immediately close the TikTok Shop. One of these requests came from Anton (36), one of the traders of Tanah Abang Market.

Anton posted a post on the cardboard box asking to remove the TikTok Shop saying that the application was detrimental to traders because the price was very cheap compared to other Tanah Abang malls or markets.

"Yes, asking the Minister for help, online shop, TikTok which is very influential for traders here, can (help find a solution)," Anton told reporters.

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