Positive effects of Lazada online shopping to the e-conomy

When I think of the best online shopping website, I only think of Lazada Philippines . The company is an innovative online retail store that has made a lot of contributions to the betterment of the local online shopping industry.

Before getting full on into lazada online shopping prior to getting into Lazada, I was not that big into online shopping, I was merely a lurker, I go around and just try to window shop. That is what I I love checking new stuff and new products being put out on the market. I was fond of reading about product reviews and overviews. But I was not the kind of person to shop online because I want to go and shop at the mall. I think it feels better and more organic and real as opposed to going online shopping. I know a lot of folks who were not into the whole e-commerce and online shopping thing too before they heard of Lazada Philippines. The reason for that lack of enthusiasm towards online shopping and e-commerce was probably the lack of better choices and good options as far as online shopping and e-commerce websites is concerned. 

The coming of Lazada ph have ushered a new wave of change in the local online shopping industry. All of a sudden, there was a sudden change of heart and people have come to like the idea and convenience that online shopping could bring to their lives. This company is one of the few companies that brought along a dramatic change into the industry that was once dominated by other types of e-commerce like the online marketplace kind of online shopping. The company opened up opportunities and raised the level of awareness as far as the benefits of online retail shopping goes. Lazada introduced a payment service that has become a bridge between the average consumer and online shopping itself. How did it become a bridge? As we all know, online shopping was not accessible as it is right now for the average consumer that is because the only mode of payment that online shopping companies offer previously is solely the credit card payment method which effectively barred and segregated other segments of the market from completely taking advantage of the benefits of online shopping.  

 Lazada came out differently and decided to make online shopping an activity that is accessible to anyone just like how the traditional shopping mall is open to everyone regardless of social status, age and financial capabilities. That was the vision of the company when they first thought of putting out Lazada into the market. The company changed a lot of people’s perception and has turned the local commerce industry as a real industry that could generate profits and employment opportunities for anyone who wants to get in on the action and reap the rewards of the online economy. They have created a very dynamic industry turning the local economy into an e-conomy and changed the way business is being conducted for the better.

PRO-FRIENDS: Impressive corporate profile

Being on Facebook can pretty much burn and dissolve away precious time that could have been otherwise spent on other productive pursuits like taking your dog for a quick walk just so you could boost its cardiovascular health or perhaps mow your lawn and any other activity that will help you break some sweat.  I found the ubiquitous social networking website useful though when I found the PRO-FRIENDS Facebook page  giving me a glimpse of the other things that the Property Company of Friends, Inc. are involved in.  On top of the great things that the company has been doing in the real estate development industry, I also found out that the company also likes to get involved in community development activities and has participated in hosts of events in which the aim is to continue driving the vision-mission of building communities and transforming lives. The following are just a few of the activities that the company got involved in for the past three months. We’ll start off from the oldest down to the most recent one:

Profriends project Santa during Christmas 2012 – the company is very much aware that Christmas is traditionally a very important holiday for the Filipino family. Profriends is committed to bringing the spirit of Christmas and share the spirit of this highly anticipated season to every family in the community. The company carried this out by serving as a medium to communicate the presence of the holiday through the initiation of different activities in the different developments. Profriends ushered in the holidays by decorating the facades of all 11 developments in the Cavite area. The company picked Santa’s image to serve as a representation of this Christmas project. To be consistent with the Santa theme, Profriends put up exhibits on the main gates of each property development project. They erected life-sized images of the old jolly gift giver surrounded with lights and gifts. 

House building project in April 2013 – to demonstrate that the company embodies the vision of creating communities and transforming lives outside of the normal work premises, Profriends sent out volunteers to the Habitat for Humanity house building project. The Profriends volunteers were sent out to help other volunteers build houses for communities left homeless by devastating natural calamities. It was a very appropriate humanitarian activity for the company since they are involved mainly in the business of developing communities and building affordable houses for consumers.

Community livelihood project – the first ever Profriends livelihood project was held during the start of the second quarter in 2013 to help the residents of Montefaro Village, a Profriends community development project in Imus Cavite. The foremost aim of the livelihood project is to provide the residents with the required know-how in food processing so they can turn it into a source of extra income. The project has garnered a positive reception from the residents. The participants demonstrated their enthusiasm by actively immersing themselves in the activities that was prepared by the facilitators and trainers coming from a vocational institution in Imus.

PRO-FRIENDS: A company that has a corporate social responsibility

The Property Company of Friends, Inc. is a real estate development company established back in 1999 by a group of like-minded entrepreneurs with the common passion of building high quality and affordable houses. The group of friends (where the name of the company was derived from, hence Profriends) targets a broad spectrum of markets from middle to upper class with the primary aim of providing families with their dream houses situated in very strategic locations. The value of the company today has more than doubled its value when it first started back in 1999. From a multi-million peso business venture, it is now a multi-billion peso real estate venture that practically demonstrates the company’s longevity, success and capability to deliver. Speaking of delivery, the company, in its 14 years of existence in the real estate development industry has completed and delivered 52 projects. On top of the 52 completed projects, there are 36 developments in the pipeline which includes the Suntech iPark, the company’s first I.T park development venture that is also bound to be a force to be reckoned with in the I.T hub arena.  The company’s vision is to make a mark in the Philippine society by being a foremost impetus in moving the Philippine real estate industry up towards a stable state. The core values that are driving the company towards the realization of its goals are service excellence, professionalism, integrity, respect, innovation and teamwork. 

Coming from a humble background of building family homes in compact, pocket developments, Profriends slowly inched its way to building townhouses, medium-rise condominiums along with single detached housing units that caters to the higher end market segments. To top all of those noteworthy achievements, the Property Company of Friends, Inc. has also tried its hand on I.T park development in Suntech iPark that further sealed its status as of one of the premier industrial estate developers in the country innovating its way up the big leagues while at the same time continuously pursuing its vision-mission of creating communities and transforming lives. 

To keep up with the other part of its vision-mission which is transforming lives, the company also dabbles in different kinds of activity that adds to the life of its residents therefore impacting the society positively as a whole. I have read through some articles on their PRO-FRIENDS Facebook page and learned about the activities they are involved in to pursue the vision-mission. Beyond the building of homes, they also connect with the residents of their housing development projects by organizing activities that gets everyone involved and busy. One of the recent activities involves providing the residents of Montefaro Village in the City of Imus free livelihood training. It is the first livelihood seminar that was provided by the company that will help provide the residents with skills that enable them to earn something extra on the side. The other recent activity that Profriends got involved in is the Habitat for Humanity house building project to construct new houses for displaced victims of natural calamities. Profriends participated in the activity by sending company volunteers to the build site. These activities prove that Profriends is not all about business but also improvement of people’s lives.