There are plenty of e-commerce companies trying to crack open the Indonesian market, like Tokopedia, Matahari Mall and Lazada. But none of them have quite managed to catch on the way e-commerce giant Amazon has hooked Americans onto their online shopping services.
But now it looks like the original e-commerce superstar is setting its sights on our archipelago. According to Daniel Tumiwa, the Chairman of the E-commerce Association of Indonesia (IDEA), Amazon is coming to Indonesia.
"Amazon has announced it will open e-commerce in Indonesia. It is ready to invest 600 million US dollars (~Rp 8 trillion) for its first year here (in Indonesia)," Daniel said as quoted by Kompas today.
Daniel said he did not know exactly when Amazon would begin operations in Indonesia but said that the companies entry into our market would probably follow the same pattern as its expansion into other large countries such as India: one year of testing the waters followed by a decision on whether to stay in the game or not.
Amazon preparing to expand into Indonesia: E-commerce Association Chairman | Coconuts Jakarta
But now it looks like the original e-commerce superstar is setting its sights on our archipelago. According to Daniel Tumiwa, the Chairman of the E-commerce Association of Indonesia (IDEA), Amazon is coming to Indonesia.
"Amazon has announced it will open e-commerce in Indonesia. It is ready to invest 600 million US dollars (~Rp 8 trillion) for its first year here (in Indonesia)," Daniel said as quoted by Kompas today.
Daniel said he did not know exactly when Amazon would begin operations in Indonesia but said that the companies entry into our market would probably follow the same pattern as its expansion into other large countries such as India: one year of testing the waters followed by a decision on whether to stay in the game or not.
Amazon preparing to expand into Indonesia: E-commerce Association Chairman | Coconuts Jakarta