Dozens of shopping centers across the city will offer big discount during the Jakarta Great Sales festival held between June 18 and July 18 as part of the capital's anniversary celebration.

During the one-month period, the shopping centers will provide up to 70 percent of discount to lure domestic and international buyers.

Indonesian Shopping Centers Association (APPBI) chief Stefanus Ridwan said Tuesday the festival would promote Jakarta as a shopping heaven targeting domestic customers right before they go overseas for holiday.
 
“We used to target Jakartans only, but now we also target potential shoppers from other cities,“ he told reporters.

He said the association expected to raise Rp 7.2 trillion (S$1.1 billion) in transaction value this year, up by 20 percent from last year’s festival.

Nearly 70 brands will be sold at discounted prices in some 1,200 outlets as well as small- and medium-scale vendors, Ridwan said.