The Online Shopping/ E-commerce now at the peak stage in most of the countries such as Chine & India. The estimated E-commerce market capitalization of Chine to be over US $250 Billion and in India, it's more over US $ 1 Billion. A few years ago in 2013, some National & International companies & brands took an initial step into E-commerce business and started to offer their services in the field of online shopping. Although, it was the late entry in the field of online shopping but soon, Pakistani E-commerce industry and changed the way to shop by roaming in the streets and shopping mall and method of bargaining, etc. Currently, Online shopping industry of Pakistan has reached the business of US $30 million, and it is expected that it will reach to across US $600 million at the end of the year 2017.
All these are the current situation of Online Shopping in Pakistan but, how the era of E-commerce started in Pakistan and what was the reason of its birth? There were many reasons how and why the traditional way of shopping drastically changed to the newer, better, efficient and cost-effective shopping.
1- Access to the Internet
The question of "how online shopping boom started in Pakistan" to be answered with this statement that the easy availability of the internet such as 3G, 4G LTE is one of the reasons of online shopping hive in Pakistan. Ones cannot do shop online if he has not accessed to the internet.
2- Development in IT Industry
The massive development in IT industry is another reason of drastically growth of Online Shopping. The IT professionals are using their skills and develop the new website and domains of E-commerce. Currently, more than hundreds online shopping websites are offering their services in Pakistan, and the top 10 online shopping sites are;
1- Daraz.pk
2- Kaymu.pk
3- Yayvo.com
4- Symbios.pk
5- Shophive.com
6- Homeshopping.pk
7- iShopping.pk
8- Lootlo.pk
9- Vmart.pk
10- BNBaccessories.com
3- Cost & Time Effective
When the people of Pakistani realize that the traditional way of shopping becomes wastage of worth time, then they move on to online shopping as it is easy to shop from home, office, cafe or sometimes at traffic signals too. As all you need is the good speed of internet and PC, Laptop or Smartphone. The new era of online shopping is changed from roaming to clicking and walking to talking as everything is on your fingertips.
Online Shopping is not only saved your time but money too as there are hundreds of E-commerce websites which are offering their services and raise of competition among them become the reason for less price and better sale on different products. E-commerce shopping saves your time of bargaining too!
4- Everything under One Roof
In the traditional way of shopping, ones do waste a lot of time to find out to buy your desired products, but in E-commerce website by using simple searching techniques or just putting your products name at search bar, you can get your desired products. At online shopping mall you can find everything from fashion to gadgets, accessories to groceries at best price and the top products you can find at every Men & Women Fashion, Phones & Tablets, Appliances, Beauty & Health, Computing & Gaming, TVs, Audios & Cameras, Sports & Fitness and Home & Living.
5- Better Customer Experience
In online shopping, everything depends on relationships and customer service. Once your customers satisfy from your online shopping site, it will remain loyal and stick with your site and how you can offer the best experience to your client; By providing the best quality of products and services.