Open AccessKajian Perkembangan dan Lokasi Minimarket di Kawasan Tembalang
Author(s) -
Syahira Marina,
Jawoto Sih Setyono
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jurnal pembangunan wilayah dan kota/jurnal pembangunan wilayah dan kota
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2597-9272
pISSN - 1858-3903
DOI - 10.14710/pwk.v9i2.11571
Subject(s) - business , advertising , agricultural economics , transport engineering , agricultural science , business administration , operations management , engineering , environmental science , economics
Tembalang area, located in the outskirt of Semarang city is experiencing the proliferation of modernconvenient shops (minimarkets) dominated be Indomaret and Alfamart shops. Since 2001, 13 (thirteen)minimarkets have been established along the Jalan Bulusan to Jalan Ngesrep Timur corridor with thehighest growth during the 2004‐2009 period. Most of the shops have been established by constructing onan empty land or residing a redesigned existing building. Consumer behavior analysis revealed that 39,9%consumer visits happens twice a week with 62,7% of them to buy daily consumer products. Proximity hasbeen identified as the highest motivation to shop in these minimarkets, followed by variability ofproducts. Locational analysis identified overlapping of service range of the minimarkets due to closeproximity between each other. The minimarkets located in the Jalan Ngesrep Timur – Jalan Prof. Sudartocorridor have the highest accessibility, while those located on Jalan Tirto Agung have the least. This studyfound oligopolistic competition among the two minimarkets.Keywords: minimarket development, cosumer behavior, minimarket location