Ramayana store in Bekasi

JAKARTA (JP): The publicly listed Ramayana retail chain has opened a new 4,000-square-meter department store in Pasar Baru shopping center in Bekasi, West Java.

The new outlet will help revive shoppers' interest in the Pasar Baru traditional marketplace which has of late been facing fierce competition from modern retailers, Ramayana's Public Relations Director Setyadi Surya said over the weekend.

Setyadi said his company has also built a Rp 200 million (US$85,000) pedestrian bridge near the shopping complex and donated two vehicles to Bekasi's sanitation department.

The Ramayana retail chain now operates 55 department stores, of which 22 are located in Jakarta and the remainder spread out in other cities in Java, Bali and Batam islands.(01)