Hypermarkets everywhere<\/p>\n
From Koran Tempo<\/p>\n
A media report stated that Carrefour Hypermarket in Kuningan
\nmust be closed down and that a member of the House of
\nRepresentatives has said Carrefour can operate in Indonesia only
\nin 2020.<\/p>\n
Something must have gone wrong in this case or perhaps there
\nis a backstreet deal. What has the Commission on Supervision over
\nBusiness Competition (KPPU) done in this regard? The commission
\nshould have shown an early response in defense of the
\neconomically weak. In fact, there are other supermarkets and
\nhypermarkets besides Carrefour that lure customers from the
\nlowest income brackets to the highest. These include Giant, Alfa,
\nIndomaret, Hero, Matahari and many others. They operate even in
\nthe suburban areas.<\/p>\n
As hypermarkets and supermarkets have sprung up virtually
\neverywhere, small-scale vendors in the traditional markets or at
\nsidewalks and roadsides suffer a big blow. These small-scale
\nvendors have lost their customers. It is also worthy of note that
\nthese giant supermarkets and hypermarkets have their own
\ndistributors and importers.<\/p>\n
It is now time that everybody in the government concerned over
\nthis matter should take action. Do not let the small-scale
\nvendors wind up their businesses and join the bandwagon of
\nunemployed people.<\/p>\n
TAUFIK KARMADI, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/hypermarkets-everywhere-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }