Bandung hosts Glamlocal bazaar, championing local brands and UMKM growth

Bandung, Indonesia, is hosting the Glamlocal Mid Year Sale, a popular fashion and culinary bazaar, offering residents and visitors a new shopping destination. The event, which officially opened on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at the Trans Convention Centre, runs for five days until August 2. This marks the third anniversary of Glamlocal and its 29th iteration, reinforcing its position as a significant platform for local businesses.

Collaborating with Balé by BTN, the bazaar adopts a concept of comfortable and inclusive family shopping. It showcases over 150 carefully selected local brands, spanning fashion, accessories, skincare, and a variety of food and beverage tenants. This extensive offering underscores Glamlocal's commitment to promoting Indonesian creative entrepreneurs and providing consumers with diverse, high-quality local products.

Founder Rizky Azhar expressed pride in hosting the event, highlighting its role as a collaborative space for creative businesses. "Today, we are proud to present Glamlocal Mid Year Sale as a special platform for UMKM to grow together. We are featuring over 150 local brands showcasing their best collections," Rizky stated in a press release. Beyond sales figures, Glamlocal focuses on strengthening the national UMKM ecosystem, aiming to boost the growth and competitiveness of local products.

Government support for the initiative is strong. Tina Astari, Head of the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs' Crafts Council and Advisor to the Ministry's Dharma Wanita Persatuan, officially opened the bazaar. She lauded the enthusiastic response from Bandung residents, noting that such bazaars provide crucial marketing opportunities and connect entrepreneurs with consumers, communities, and banking partners. Astari stressed the importance of networking, training, and participating in exhibitions for UMKM to "level up." The high demand, evidenced by shoppers arriving with suitcases and the popularity of live shopping, demonstrates the strong market potential for local Indonesian products.

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Today, we are proud to present Glamlocal Mid Year Sale as a special platform for UMKM to grow together. We are featuring over 150 local brands showcasing their best collections.