Mitra Adiperkasa, or MAP, a life-style retailer that holds the licenses for Starbucks, Burger King and Zara in Indonesia, forecasts slower gross sales progress this yr, citing climbing prices and the nation’s financial slowdown.
Fetty Kwartati, company secretary at MAP, stated that the corporate focused gross sales to develop between 13 % and 15 % this yr. That may be a steep stoop in comparison with final yr’s gross sales that grew 22 % to Rp 11.eight trillion ($895 million).
“We’re conscious that the state of affairs can be difficult this yr so we’re setting this objective from the very starting,” Fetty stated on Monday. “Hopefully, issues will flip for the higher within the second half of the yr.”
Revenue for retailers like MAP has declined resulting from Indonesia’s slowing financial system, which grew at its weakest tempo in 5 years at four.7 % within the first quarter, coupled with a weak foreign money that has pushed up the price of import.
Internet revenue at MAP fell 78 % to Rp 10 billion between January and March from Rp 78 billion final yr, as larger prices reduce the corporate’s year-on-year revenue margin to zero.three % from 1.5 % final yr.
Beneath such circumstances, the native retailer is setting a extra “prudent” enlargement plan, setting apart as much as Rp 500 billion in capital spending this yr — 17 % decrease than final yr’s Rp 600 billion — stated Virendra Prakash Sharma, vice chairman director at MAP.
“So far as the enlargement plan goes this yr, we’re going to be very prudent. We’re going to be very selective on the subject of enlargement,” Sharma stated.
A lot of the spending will go in the direction of the corporate’s plan to confide in 45 new Starbucks branches this yr, he added.
The retail may also be spinning off its active-lifestyle enterprise division, Mitra Aktif Adiperkasa, this yr in hopes to “unlock the brand new division’s potential,” Sharma stated. The corporate goals to listing Mitra Aktif Adiperkasa on the Indonesia Inventory Change inside the subsequent 4 to 5 years, he stated.
Beneath Mitra Aktif Adiperkasa, the retailer will consolidate the corporate’s lively attire division with its socks division Putra Agung Lestari and garment enterprise Mitra Garindo Perkasa, working as a lot as 878 retail branches underneath the corporate, the vice chairman director stated.
The transfer follows Mitra Adiperkasa’s stake sale on two of its meals and drinks manufacturers — Domino’s Pizza and Burger King — final yr.
The agency bought 51 % of its stake in Domino’s Pizza, in addition to 39.four % of Burger King, to Everstone Capital, a Singapore-based personal fairness agency, final yr.
MAP will promote one other 11.6 % of Burger King to Everstone Capital later this yr, leaving the native retailer with a 49 % stake on the fast-food model, in accordance with Sharma.
MAP holds the license to over 150 worldwide manufacturers — together with Sogo, Zara and Krispy Kreme — with a complete of 1,879 retail outlets throughout 65 cities in Indonesia as of April.