INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta - Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said that the closure of some retail stores is not influenced by the weakening of people's purchasing power but the change of shopping behavior that prioritizes on leisure time "leisure time".

"The change in spending behavior in their activities has changed, the millenial group now spending the priority instead of buying things but they are saving for 'leisure', to 'hang out' in F & B," said Minister Enggar after attending a capital assistance in Indogrosir, Bekasi , Wednesday (1/11/2017)

Enggar explains the phenomenon of "hanging out" seen in a number of large supermarkets that provide tables and chairs to eat and quite crowded to the public.

However, he did not deny that the middle to lower society would prefer shopping through the internet "online shopping" because it is more efficient in terms of time and energy.

"Instead of getting stuck going to Ramayana and Matahari, picking on the shelves is tired and unwilling. If the younger generation model also would not want," he said.

Similarly, Chairman of the Indonesian Retail Entrepreneurs Association (APRINDO) Roy Mandey also believes that the rapid use of social media makes people prioritize income for "kongkow" and ground coffee at the eating place.

According to him, the exhibition tour "travel fair" will also be more crowded because people prefer to save money to travel. This can be seen from the report of third party funds (DPK) of Bank Indonesia which increased about two to three percent.

"They save money, save money and then one day they spend for traveling or culinary," said Roy.

He added that some APRINDO members have begun to restructure the business format from physical stores to "omni channels" that provide online shopping access.

In addition, retailers will also change the store model from selling general goods to be more specific.

"Retailers are beginning to restructure their stores not in general but more to 'specific stores' This seems to be growing, but not necessarily because it requires investment and stakeholder decisions," Roy said.