5 Better-for-You Retail Chain Ideas Worth Exploring in Indonesia
A structured look at the retail formats we believe are worth exploring, combining market logic, consumer behavior, and our personal conviction.
Substack / May 29
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Operator-led analysis across consumer, retail, F&B, FMCG/CPG, logistics, and Southeast Asia.
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A structured look at the retail formats we believe are worth exploring, combining market logic, consumer behavior, and our personal conviction.
Substack / May 29
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An inside look at how Trihill Capital thinks about building and backing consumer brands in Indonesia
Substack / Apr 9
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Shopee Food’s rise suggests the next phase of food delivery will be fought not only on logistics, but on affordability, discovery, and who controls restaurant demand.
Substack / Jul 26
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A structured look at the categories we believe are worth exploring, combining market data, distribution realities, and our personal conviction.
Substack / Jul 19
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As CHAGEE and other premium tea brands expand, TEAZZI’s next challenge is turning early presence into lasting customer habit.
Substack / Jul 19
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Capital is moving again. But for retail, F&B, and consumer founders, the new market rewards proof, discipline, and businesses that can actually scale.
Substack / Jul 11
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ZUS enters Indonesia with scale, capital, and Kapal Api behind it. But competing with Kopi Kenangan, Janji Jiwa, Fore, Tomoro, and other local players will require more than affordable coffee.
Substack / Jul 4
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Because building a company is too hard to be carried only by trends, market size, or ambition. You need to care deeply enough to keep going when the work gets real.
Substack / Jun 29
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On automated retail, vending machines, consumer convenience, and building a new distribution layer in Indonesia.
Substack / Jun 20
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FamilyMart probably will not dethrone Alfamart or Indomaret anytime soon. But that may not be the right benchmark.
Substack / Jun 13
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A closer look at Grab’s latest results, through an operator’s lens on mobility, delivery, fintech, ads, and the next phase of Southeast Asia’s platform economy.
Substack / Jun 5
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A look at how Nothing broke through in one of the hardest consumer categories in the world and why becoming enduring may be even harder than becoming relevant.
Substack / May 22
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