Market Pulse

Indonesia proud: Homegrown brands that made it big in 2024

Here are three top-notch Indonesian brands prioritizing sustainability and social responsibility that gained more traction this year.

Market Pulse

Live nation: To eat or watch a concert?

With some ticket prices rivaling provincial minimum wages, is a night of singalongs with your favorite musician still worth it?

Innovation Center

From autopilot to anti-theft: Cars are getting smarter

With high-tech features from self-driving to advanced security, today’s smart cars are turning sci-fi into reality. 

Living Spaces

Smart homes are the new norm: Are we ready?

With smart tech moving from sci-fi fantasy to everyday reality, are we prepared to embrace a digital revolution right at our doorstep?

Wealth

Investing smart: Knowing your risk profile

Time deposits, mutual funds, stocks or crypto? Before you start investing, experts say you have to understand your goals and the kind of risks you’re willing to take.

Innovation Center

When art and bots collide

How are digital artists dealing with the rise of AI-powered tools that generate digital images and designs?

Market Pulse

Finding culinary coexistence between takeout and dining out

To order in or eat out? Online food deliveries have permanently reshaped our dining culture, but can we satisfy all our cravings by merely eating in?

Market Pulse

Indonesia Uncorked: A toast to the nation’s growing wine scene

Tropical landscapes and volcanic soil may not be a familiar ground among wine producers, but an unexpected revolution is fermenting in Bali. 

Innovation Center

The real tech behind a good night’s sleep

As smartwatches become our nightly sleep companions, are they helping us rest better, or simply changing how we understand our time in dreamland?

Market Pulse

Indonesia’s timeless elixir: The staying power of ‘jamu’

From an ancient remedy to a modern wellness trend, jamu has proven its staying power. But it faces new challenges ahead.

Work It Right

The great workplace debate: Remote, hybrid or office?

It’s been years since pandemic lockdowns ended, but the corporate world has yet to figure out which workplace arrangement reigns supreme. 

Consumer Insights

What’s inside kids’ shopping carts?

Once upon a time, before the ravages of inflation and the crushing weight of adulthood expenses, being a child seemed so much cheaper. 

Market Pulse

Welcome to alpha-mart: Meet the most digitally native consumers

Digital natives born from 2010 onward are reshaping brand engagement with their preference for authentic content and personalization, as well as their social consciousness.

Innovation Center

Empowered youth: Turning privilege to purpose

Indonesian youth are leveraging their resources and innovative spirit to uplift and empower marginalized communities through impactful initiatives

Living Spaces

Making space for aesthetics, functionality and personality

Young Indonesian workers, often confined to small rental units, are transforming their living spaces into aesthetically pleasing and functional homes by leveraging online resources and innovative design solutions.