Why does 7-Eleven fail in Indonesia? The 7- Eleven is very successful in Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam (ex. Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar). What is the main reason?

Can’t compete with Alfamart and Indomaret. Together they control a total of 50,000 outlets in Indonesia (maybe even more). In Jakarta the capital city you can find several of them within one kilometer at any direction, often side-by-side. They have the economy of scale, and (much) better market data compared to competitors 7–11 is not […]