Giant Extra supermarket in Lombok almost open.

Construction on the new Giant Extra Hypermarket in Lombok is racing ahead as the company tries to complete the project in time for Idul Fitri. Giant is part of the Hero Group of companies, which includes Hero Supermarket, Guardian Health & Beauty Stores, Giant Extra (Hypermarkets) and Giant Express (Supermarkets). PT Hero Supermarket Tbk (Hero) was first established in 1971 and is a pioneer of retail companies in Indonesia. Hero was listed as a public company on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 1989. The Group operates six brands with more than 700 stores spread throughout Indonesia: 129 Giant Express Supermarkets, 55 Giant Extra Hypermarkets, 34 Hero Supermarkets, 135 Starmart convenience stores, 346 Guardian outlets, 2 Jason market places and 1 IKEA outlet.The new Giant Extra outlet is located on Jl Terusan Bung Hatta (the new road linking Jl Jenderal Sudirman in Rembiga to Jl Pejanggik in Cakra), close to the recently opened Golden Tulip Hotel. Spread over 1.5 hectares, the Giant Extra outlet will retail fresh produce, meat, seafood, daily needs, household supplies and other general merchandise as well as electronics, appliances, tools and utensils, and household furnishings. There will also be a Guardian store in the complex and additional stores for food and beverage tenants. One of the tenants will almost definitely be Mokko Donuts, which has plans to expand into Lombok this year with several outlets, including one already open at Lombok Epicentrum Mall. The Hero Group currently operates one Hero Supermarket in Lombok (at the Mataram Mall). The first Giant Express (supermarket) outlet opened on Jalan Panji Tilar in Mataram on 14 August 2015. However, this is a small supermarket outlet in comparison to the huge development in Monjok.