COVID-19 Cases Slope, Vaccination Runs Smoothly, Mr. Gibran Invites Housewives In Solo City To Not Be Afraid To Shop

Wali Kota Solo Gibran Rakabuming Raka (Photo: Antara)

SOLO - Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka targets the implementation of the Solo Great Sale (SGS) during October 2021 to be able to accelerate regional economic recovery.

"Hopefully in this one month we can increase the number of transactions in Solo City, it is time for us to accelerate the economic recovery," he said at the launch of the Solo Sale Go application for SGS transactions at Loji Gandrung Solo as reported by Antara, Tuesday, September 28.

Through these activities, Gibran hopes that the City of Solo will soon recover from the COVID-19 pandemic economically.

"Once again with the 'Solo Sale Go' application, transactions can be done cashless and all transactions can be recorded into this application, so that points can be exchanged later, there are main prizes for cars, houses, and motorbikes," he said.

He said the implementation of the SGS itself was appropriate because at this time the vaccination achievement in Solo City was very high and the number of additional COVID-19 cases had decreased compared to the previous month.

"I invite the residents of Solo not to be afraid to move, carry out economic activities, but I remind them to continue to comply with health protocols. In particular, housewives should not be afraid to shop," he said.

Moreover, he said, currently almost all shopping places are equipped with the PeduliLindung application.

"Once again, this (PeduliLindungi application) is not complicated but to protect Solo residents so that the spread of COVID-19 can be suppressed," he said.

On the same occasion, the Chairman of the Surakarta City Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), Gareng S Haryanto said, the target for SGS transactions this year is IDR 800 billion.

"This time, 50.000 tenants participated in SGS. The theme was 'Utilizing the Potential of the Digital Economy for Solo to Leap Farther'," he said.

He said several categories of tenants include traditional markets, modern shopping centers, hotels, restaurants, and properties.

Meanwhile, related to the application, the Chairperson of the SGS 2021 Committee M Farid Sunarto said that currently the main use of this application is for customer identity and is used for transaction input from tenants participating in SGS 2021.

"Currently, the input for the Solo Sale Go application is still in the process of being refined and inputting data," he said.