Matahari
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Matahari is a major department store
chain in Indonesia
. Matahari is operated by PT. Matahari Department Store, Tbk. , a subsidiary of PT. Matahari Putra Prima, Tbk. , a publicly traded company. It has the biggest coverage in Indonesia and has a store in almost every mall and plaza in Indonesia.
In Indonesian
, matahari means "sun". The Matahari logo resembles the shape of the sun
.
under PT. Matahari Putra Prima management. It was founded to compete with French giant Carrefour
's Indonesian operations.
Both Hypermart and Carrefour compete to be the biggest retailer in Indonesia. Giant Hypermarket
, a Malaysian retailer, has a smaller market presence.
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
chain in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. Matahari is operated by PT. Matahari Department Store, Tbk. , a subsidiary of PT. Matahari Putra Prima, Tbk. , a publicly traded company. It has the biggest coverage in Indonesia and has a store in almost every mall and plaza in Indonesia.
In Indonesian
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
, matahari means "sun". The Matahari logo resembles the shape of the sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
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Supermarket and Hypermarket
Matahari also runs a retailing business. Nowadays, almost every Matahari Supermarket converts to Hypermart. A hypermarketHypermarket
In commerce, a hypermarket is a superstore combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including full groceries lines and general merchandise...
under PT. Matahari Putra Prima management. It was founded to compete with French giant Carrefour
Carrefour
Carrefour S.A. is an international hypermarket chain headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France. It is one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world...
's Indonesian operations.
Both Hypermart and Carrefour compete to be the biggest retailer in Indonesia. Giant Hypermarket
Giant Hypermarket
Giant Hypermarket is a major supermarket and retailer chain in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and UAE. It is a subsidiary of Dairy Farm International Holdings .-History:...
, a Malaysian retailer, has a smaller market presence.