Retailers set up another association

Retailers set up another association

JAKARTA (JP): The country's largest retailers agreed to form
an association to enhance cooperation in further developing
retail trade at a trendy restaurant in Senayan, Central Jakarta
late last week.

Under the agreement, H.E. Dachlan was appointed chairman,
accompanied by Hari Darmawan and Anton Lukmanto, as the
respective heads of the department store and super market
sections.

M.N. Fauziansyah was appointed head of the small and medium-
scale business section and Kustarjono Prodjolalito will lead the
human resource research and development section.

"Such an association is badly needed in order to take
advantage of the lucrative and booming retail business in
Indonesia," Dachlan said.

The association stresses the importance of training because
the steadily expanding retail business provides thousands of job
opportunities, he continued.

Hari Darmawan, director of Matahari group, backed him up
saying that the retail trade is labor intensive business.

"Matahari group, for example, employs about 16,000 workers in
its supermarkets throughout the country," he said.

Other programs deal with department stores and small and
medium-scale business.

The retailers chose chairman of Golden Truly group
Sudwikatmono as chief of the association's advisory board,
consisting of Ciputra from Cahaya Department Store, Steve Sondakh
of Hero Supermarket, Usman Dja'far from Pasaraya Sarinah Jaya and
David Makes of Dwima.

Suryadharma Ali was chosen as the association's secretary
general while Kamsul Hasan was appointed deputy secretary general
and Haryadi Bakri treasurer.

Aprindo's short-term goals include the establishment of
provincial chapters. (22)