Lazada PH: What to expect from an online mall?

I always wondered why Ecommerce took a long time for its arrival in the Philippines. Growing up, I was so accustomed to traditional shopping with family. Later on, as I grew up I realized that online payment was usually a struggle for most people. It usually requires us to fill a lot of online forms and provide our credit card details, which is very risky to expose online.

Some countries that are not familiar with online shopping even get confused. It's actually possible that first users to do online payment may struggle in properly doing it right. If you make a mistake, your bill may be overcharged more than what you should have paid for only.

Problem in dealing with online business is that it takes time for processing takes longer days compared when you deal with offline businesses. It's easy to understand. You only pay what you paid for in real time. Other online options have risen since the arrival of new modern digital era. Shopping is an example that we can do online. No longer it is required to waste time and energy visiting traditional malls just to shop. In online shopping, you'll only need an Internet access and Internet capable device. You can access their website anytime just to know what they are offering. It's way different here in the Philippines.

Online shopping wasn't available if we go a few years back. No everyone possesses a credit card to do online transactions. The Ecommerce growth was really challenging at that time. It was challenging for Ecommerce to penetrate the local online market. It made it easier for Ecommerce to be penetrated when websites like Lazada came in. It made online shopping relevant when they arrived. With Cash on Delivery or C.O.D., not owning your own credit card will still allow you to shop online with them. Customers who select Cash on Delivery or C.O.D. can just leave their shipment address and their name.

The Philippines’ Online Shopping Mall will only require their customers to pay once their orders are delivered at their doorstep. Easy, fast, convenient and worry-free online shopping. It is the first time that Cash on Delivery or C.O.D. was offered online in the Philippines. With option of Cash on Delivery, it marked the first time it was introduced in our country the evidently helped the growth of Ecommerce. This opened our eyes on how online shopping can help us online.

After they arrived in the country, other local online malls were established one by one. As there shopping options showed up, it now gives us more alternatives in shopping. Not only do they give us flexibility in shopping options. But they also offered different kind of payment methods that will suit each of the customer’s capability to pay. Just a couple of months ago, they opened credit card installments on their shop. Right now, it’s only exclusive for BDO account holders. But eventually, I’m pretty sure they will open it up to other banks as well.