INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta - Indonesia will soon enter the political year for the next two years. Retail entrepreneurs are optimistic about political activities to be one positive factor for the retail industry of the country.

"Political activity in 2018 is a positive factor for the retail industry because the campaign will encourage the successful team to spend big enough budget," said Chairman of the Indonesian Retail Entrepreneurs Association (Aprindo), Roy Mendey in Jakarta (4/1/2018) .

He is optimistic, the condition will excite the retail business. Therefore, activities related to the campaign can contribute to shopping activities in retail stores.

"This is what we see as an opportunity, an opportunity for this year due to the existence of a lot of election," he explained.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Entrepreneurs (Apindo) Hariyadi Sukamdani rate, this year's democratic party more conducive than 2017.

"It seems the retail industry is starting to rise, and we expect in 2018 that politics will have very little effect," Haryadi said.

Hariyadi thought, the political climate will be conducive. Because in this year's election, no controversial figure has the potential to ignite the political atmosphere to be able to divide the community.

"Unstable political conditions such as last year were more negative for middle class people," he said.

In fact, continued Hariyadi, the middle class became one of the pedestals to drive the business in the field of retail. "Last year they tended to hold on to spending given the unfriendly political conditions," he said