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        "id": 1694094,
        "msgid": "shopping-trend-for-health-products-shifts-to-digital-regional-business-actors-begin-to-take-role-1776858662",
        "date": "2026-04-22 18:29:00",
        "title": "Shopping Trend for Health Products Shifts to Digital, Regional Business Actors Begin to Take Role",
        "author": "Ichsan Emrald Alamsyah",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "The shift in consumer behaviour towards purchasing health and beauty products online is creating opportunities for regional businesses in Indonesia to develop adaptive digital retail models. Entrepreneurs like Abdu Sholeh from Tulungagung, East Java, have launched platforms such as Duzi Mart, which integrate multi-brand offerings for supplements, herbal products, and wellness items, enhancing accessibility and efficiency. This digital transformation is decentralising retail from major cities, though challenges in product curation and operational management persist amid growing competition.",
        "content": "<p>Changes in consumer behaviour in meeting health and beauty product\nneeds are driving a shift in shopping patterns to digital platforms.\nThis trend opens opportunities for business actors, including those from\nregions, to build more adaptive and integrated retail models.<\/p>\n<p>Society\u2019s needs for products such as supplements, herbal remedies, to\nbody care are no longer limited to certain segments, but have become\npart of daily consumption sought in a practical manner. This condition\nhas spurred the emergence of various sales platforms that prioritise\nease of access and product completeness in one channel.<\/p>\n<p>One business actor taking advantage of this opportunity comes from\nTulungagung, East Java. Abdu Sholeh has developed Duzi Mart as a\ndigital-based retail platform targeting health, beauty, and healthy\nlifestyle product needs.<\/p>\n<p>Abdu explained that the business development stems from his\nobservations of market behaviour changes, particularly the increasing\nconsumer preference for online shopping.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe digital approach has become one of the important foundations,\nbecause consumers are now increasingly accustomed to fulfilling their\nneeds through online platforms,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In practice, the developed model combines various products from\ndiverse brands in one platform or multi-brand retail. This approach is\nconsidered capable of meeting consumer needs who desire a more efficient\npurchasing process without having to switch between platforms.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to direct sales, this model is also beginning to develop\nas a distribution channel for other business actors who want to expand\ntheir market reach through digital channels. Thus, the retail platform\nnot only functions as a sales point but also as part of the distribution\necosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the development of digital retail still faces\nchallenges, particularly in maintaining product curation quality, system\nmanagement, and service consistency to consumers. The product selection\nprocess and strengthening of operational systems become important\nfactors in sustaining the business amid increasingly tight\ncompetition.<\/p>\n<p>The phenomenon of emerging business actors from regions also\nindicates that digital transformation in the retail sector is no longer\ncentred in big cities. Access to technology and increasingly open\nmarkets enable local business actors to compete and develop their\nbusiness reach.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, the retail digitalisation trend is expected to\ncontinue to grow in line with increasing societal needs for health\nproducts and lifestyles, while also driving the birth of new, more\nflexible and integrated business models.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/shopping-trend-for-health-products-shifts-to-digital-regional-business-actors-begin-to-take-role-1776858662",
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