Sunday, November 10, 2013

Lazada Philippines Review: A jumpstart to online shopping obsession

Lazada Philippines isn’t an amateur shopping mall. It’s a multimillion online business that has come incredibly far since its first year. It gears towards optimizing ecommerce shopping by exemplifying the range of the products it offers as well as the services that go along with it. It comes from a breed of top performing ecommerce websites not only in Southeast Asia but also around the world. Lazada has counterparts in four other countries (Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia) that are spearheaded by notable online professionals from inside and outside the country.

The venture in the Philippines focuses specifically on targeting Filipinos nationwide by incorporating products of different nature in one well-conceptualized ecommerce website. Under one online shopping site, an expansive collection from different brands will be given ample amount of exposure. Because it offers nationwide delivery made possible by both LBC and 2GO, its official delivery partner, it is required to please a larger number of people. This can go either good or sour depending on how it manages the products it sells. But one obvious advantage to this is that it can have a more spread-out coverage in terms of market giving it higher chances in profitmaking. Its product collection that consists of more than 20,000 products are more than enough to give Filipinos with any interest a decent catalogue to browse through.

Traditional malls have its perks but it can get very overwhelming after a certain amount of time. Online shopping makes the idea of looking around a peaceful activity. It requires less effort on both ends (the buyer and the seller). Filipinos can scan over thousands of products and not be intimidated by how long they are taking before deciding. Because malls are very crowded, shoppers have to have the patience to walk around but at the same time be quick with their shopping decisions so as not to hold the line. With shopping online however, they can take all the time in the world and not be worried about being so meticulous in every single item purchase. It also is cheaper in many aspects. First, online shopping can be accessed anywhere from your room to when you’re in the train waiting for your station. No money for gas, commute, food, drinks and other unnecessary expenses will be unconsciously pulled out of your pockets giving you more money for savings. And second, products that are sold in the website are generally more affordable if you compare its market price in traditional malls.

The opportunity available from the site isn’t limited to the enjoyment of the buyer alone. But it also is capable of giving local brands a location to put its products on display. Product owners can also be part of such a successful online consignment venture. Selling in a successful venture such as Lazada would promote better image and status for any brand. It has high hopes of charming a diverse group of shoppers that would directly have an effect on the brands it sells giving it more chances for sales.

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