Jakarta's Great Sale officially kicks off

JAKARTA: The month-long 2004 Jakarta Great Sale was officially opened on Thursday at Plaza Semanggi in South Jakarta by Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Jakarta branch chairman Pungky Bambang Purwadi.

The great sale, which started on June 14 through July 14, in commemoration of Jakarta's 477th anniversary, is being participated in by 23 malls, 101 supermarkets, 1,514 retails, 18 hotels, three spas and 41 restaurants. The discounts on offer range between 20 percent and 70 percent.

"I ask the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) and the public to monitor the sale to ensure no participants are cheating on discounts by increasing the price first," Pungky said, as quoted by www.beritajakarta.com.

The great sale organizers staged a fashion festival between June 14 and June 20 in Mal Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, and a food festival between June 14 and June 23 in Plaza Semanggi. -- JP