More Than Half of Jakarta’s 106 7-Eleven Stores Lack Permits
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More Than Half of Jakarta 7-Eleven Stores Lack Permits: Jakarta Tourism Agency
By Lenny Tristia Tambun on 6:12 pm January 4, 2014.
More than half of Jakarta’s 106 7-Eleven convenience stores have not obtained proper permits, according to the Jakarta Tourism Agency. Sixty of the stores did not have correct documents: 29 did not have permits to operate and 31 lacked permits to sell retail goods in addition to food.“The agency has sent a letter to the Public Order Officers [Satpol PP] to seal those 31 outlets,” Jakarta Tourism Agency head Arie Budhiman said on Friday.
According to the law, businesses such as convenience stores, minimarkets, department stores and wholesale outlets require permits known as IUTMs in order to sell retail goods.
Indonesia’s 7-Eleven franchises are operated by Modern Putra Indonesia, a subsidiary of photographic, electronics and telecommunications product retailer Modern Internasional.
Satpol PP has asked several outlets to cease operations but they have remained open, including a store on Jalan Budi Kemuliaan in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, which has remained open with a sign in the window saying it was sealed by public order officials.
Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo expressed annoyance over the permit issues.
“If a place has been sealed, but it still operates normally, then it shows that we have no authority,” he said on Friday.”That means we are being insulted.”
Joko attributed the open flouting of regulations to the city administration’s lack of control in the field.
“Law enforcement must be stronger,” he said. “If it is sealed, then close it. Or if they do not want to, then knock it down.”
Modern Internasional spokeswoman Neneng Sri Mulyati told the Jakarta Globe in September that the stores did not require additional permits.
“The business that we ran from the first [day] is what we are running right now,” she said. “Our main business is fresh food and beverages. Yes, we have some convenience items for urgent needs, but [they are] a small percentage only.”
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