MUNCAR – Sumberayu Market traders, Sumberberas Village, Muncar District, yesterday rejected the plan to establish Mitra Swalayan in his village (1/5). The rejection was conveyed through a peaceful action held in front of Pasar Sumberayu.
In action, dozens of traders carried two large banners containing the rejection of the plan to open Mitra Swalayan around the market. “Market traders reject Self-Service Partners,said the Chairman of the Sumberberas Market Traders Association, Joko Sugiharto, 47.
According to Joko, the plan to establish Mitra Swalayan has made traditional market traders feel uneasy. Because, The supermarket will stand at a distance of approx 300 meters from the market, it is considered to threaten traders who have been selling in traditional markets.
"If the supermarket is standing, traders can go out of business," he said. Merchants rate, it's clear, the products sold at Mitra Swalayan are not much different from those sold by traders at the Sumberayu traditional market. With the same quality of goods, This makes market traders will be unable to compete.
“Especially this market trader, So far, many have taken goods from supermarkets to sell to the market," he said. In his claim, market traders asked the Banyuwangi Regency Government not to give permission to establish supermarkets around Muncar District.
Especially, the location is very close to the traditional market. "When it comes (that supermarket) open, the district head has broken promises and has not protected traditional market traders," exclaimed Irfan Yusuf, 45, another trader. The protest action was carried out Friday afternoon (1/5), is the first action.
If this action is not responded, they threatened to return to action with a larger number of masses. "We ask the district government to respond to our action, before we stage a bigger action,” he threatened. (radar)
