Retail Summit 2022, Hippindo's Efforts To Awaken Indonesia's Retail Industry

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JAKARTA - The Association of Indonesian Shopping Center Retailers and Tenants (Hippindo) will hold a new annual program, the Indonesia Retail Summit.

This event will take place next August in Sarinah, Thamrin, Central Jakarta, to coincide with the momentum of Sarinah's birthday celebration.

Today's Press Conference was held exclusively at the Office of the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia together with the Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, Zulkifli Hasan and the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno.

The General Chair of Hippindo, Budihardjo Iduansjah explained, the 2022 Retail Summit will be framed with a series of events such as a retail conference, retail exhibition, Indonesia 2022 discount shopping day or HBDI and the inauguration of Indonesia's modern retail day (Harmony).

"The Indonesia Retail Summit is HIPPINDO's effort to help the national economic recovery and focuses on restoring offline retail through collaboration with local and global products," he said during a virtual press conference, Thursday, July 14.

Budi said that the Indonesia Retail Summit was synergized through joint ventures, investments, factory openings aimed at opening up other cooperation opportunities for the retail industry, increasing employment opportunities, and increasing state revenue through taxes.

"This Indonesia Retail Summit is expected to be a forum that can maximize the retail industry so that it grows optimally," he explained.

Furthermore, Budi explained, the Indonesia Retail Summit became an annual program from HIPPINDO which was presented specifically for retailers, in line with the success of various programs that were also present on the day of the Indonesia Retail Summit, from 15 to 28 August 2022.

"We would like to thank the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia and the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia for their extraordinary support, synergy and cooperation, so that finally we can jointly assist the government in the recovery of the national economy through the annual Hippindo program, Indonesia Retail. this summit," he said.

The chairman of the Indonesia Retail Summit, Anne Patricia Sutanto, added that the background of the presence of the Indonesia Retail Summit program was to provide enthusiasm, motivation, and opportunities for Indonesian retailers to be competitive again as in the situation before the pandemic.

"We hope that this annual program can be a companion in the journey of the retail industry in Indonesia to develop, not only from a national scope, but also in the international arena, which is also supported by the Hippindo association," he said.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, Zulkifli Hasan, expressed his appreciation for HIPPINDO's commitment through the 2022 Indonesia Retail Summit.

This is because the retail industry has been affected for the past 2 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Retailers have experienced a decline, both in terms of purchasing power, to transactions. The changing times, which are now sophisticated due to integration with the marketplace or digitalization, the development of the retail industry also needs to be improved," said Zulkifli.

Zulhas, who is familiar with Zulkifli Hasan, hopes that this event can be a forum for socialization for retailers in Indonesia so that they can continue to grow and our role in making the retail industry grow optimally.

"At the same time supporting the national economy," he said.