Most users of ecommerce app, Shopee bought from local sellers, which indicates the success of a buy Filipino campaign launched by the Department of Trade and Industry during the pandemic. Even its membership Shopee Mall had a sales surge of 14 times.
IT’S delighting to know that the pandemic has renewed a sense of ‘buy Filipino” products among the users of Shopee during the recently- held monthly bargain blitz 12-12 (or December 12) sale.
Shopee on Tuesday said majority of its users shopped from local sellers during its Christmas 12.12 sale.
“Shoppers spread the holiday cheer to their favorite local businesses at 12.12, with nine in 10 users shopping from local sellers,” Shopee said in a statement.
Popular sellers among users in the Philippines included ABUBOT_PH, WILLET, and Mi Global Zone.ph.
The top local seller clocked in “over P21 million in sales” on Dec. 12, Shopee said, adding that UNIQ.MNL, which sells women’s clothing, emerged as the “crowd favorite.”
The platform also noted that orders from Shopee Mall, a by-invite-only premium retail space reserved for brand owners and authorized distributors, surged “14 times” from an average day.
Top electronic brands during the 12.12 Christmas sale were Poco, realme, and Infinix.
“On Dec. 12, the most popular products in the Philippines were dresses, women’s footwear, and crop tops,” Shopee said.
“Shoppers also turned to ShopeePay as their preferred payment method, with an 11x uplift in the number of orders made via ShopeePay, compared to an average day,” it added.
Shopee Philippines Director Martin Yu said 2021 has been a year of accelerated digitalization. “As we move into 2022, we look forward to helping even more shoppers, businesses, and communities access the benefits of e-commerce.”
Shopee is an e-commerce platform that lets you shop online from the brands you already know, while discovering new shops and sellers. ... You can browse product ratings and reviews, make risk-free payments with Shopee Guarantee, and track your products' delivery hassle-free.
Shopee Mall is a by-invite-only premium retail space reserved for brand owners and authorized distributors. Shopee Mall products have a or label on the shop's profile page, or on all of the shop's product listings. Shopee Mall sellers are required to: Follow a 100% authenticity policy.
ShopeePay is a digital wallet service offered by Shopee. You can use it for: (a) online transactions within Shopee. (b) offline transactions with merchants who accept payment via ShopeePay. (c) receiving or transferring payments to your contacts and withdrawing the funds to your bank account.
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