Also Supporting the Nation's Literacy, Gramedia Opens New Stores in Shopping Centers in Malang City

Gramedia opens an outlet at the MOG Malang shopping center. This is the 127th outlet in Indonesia.

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The atmosphere of the Gramedia outlet at MOG in Malang City, East Java, Thursday (2/5/2024).

MALANG, KOMPAS — Gramedia opens an outlet at the MOG Malang shopping center. Not only about business, the opening of this 127th outlet is also part of the vision and mission to help educate the nation.

The Gramedia grand opening event at MOG Malang was held on Thursday (2/5/2024) morning to coincide with the commemoration of National Education Day. The opening began with remarks from Operation Director Gramedia Heri Darmawan and General Manager MOG Malang Waras Wahjoeli. Before the official opening this time, Gramedia at MOG was operational on March 27.

The location of this Gramedia outlet is on the basement floor of Unit B1-B2, MOG Mall on Jalan Kawi, Kauman Village, Klojen District, Malang City. The outlet operates every day from 10.00 WIB to 22.00 WIB.

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Gramedia Grand Opening at MOG in Malang City, East Java, Thursday (2/5/2024).

”We are proud to announce that Gramedia MOG Mall Malang, which is the 127th store, has officially opened. "Hopefully the presence of Gramedia Mall MOG Malang can always provide new inspiration and a pleasant shopping experience for Malang residents," said Heri in his speech.

Gramedia Mall MOG Malang has an area of ​​approximately 1,100 square meters with a book collection consisting of 5,043 book titles and a non-book collection of 4,586 items. Apart from that, there are also non-book options available, ranging from office and school supplies, bags, art, to musical instruments and sports equipment, providing a more comfortable and enjoyable shopping experience for visitors.

"It is hoped that the existence of Gramedia will provide color and support education of Indonesian citizens. "This is in line with our vision to spread the reach of education so that society is more enlightened and educated," he said.

According to Heri, an important thing that cannot be overlooked is to continue providing quality book choices so that Gramedia is expected to be a source of enlightenment amidst the easily accessible and sometimes misleading digital information stream.

"Hopefully, amid the convenience of the digital era, Gramedia's presence remains a choice for people to seek true information and facts. It is not easy to be fooled by hoax news," said Heri.

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The atmosphere of the new Gramedia outlet at MOG in Malang City, East Java, Thursday (2/5/2024).

Meanwhile, Waras Wahjoeli hopes that MOG's presence will provide a new color to the shopping center there.

"The presence of Gramedia can be a new color for Mall MOG Malang. "It is hoped that the presence of Gramedia can foster a spirit of literacy for Malang residents, especially the younger generation," said Waras.

On this occasion, Gramedia at MOG Malang is providing many attractive promotions on 2-5 May 2024. For example, 15 percent discount for all books published by Gramedia with a minimum purchase of IDR 200,000, discounts of up to 70 percent for Kukiko products, special prices for IT products starting from IDR 89,000. Not only that, there is also a 20 percent discount on bags, toys, stationery, and all books published by Gramedia specifically for new MyValue members, and others.

During the opening ceremony of the Gramedia store, several school students were invited to go shopping as part of the store tour and other exciting activities.

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Children join in enlivening the opening of Gramedia at MOG in Malang City, East Java, Thursday (2/5/2024).