DAVAO CITY – A leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia said its promotion sale Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day hit a strong start on Thursday with a sale of 1.8 million items across the region in just one minute when it opened.
Also, one Filipino online buyer made 120 orders within the first eight hours of the opening day of its monthly sale promotion, said Paulo Oga, Shopee marketing and public relations officer.
“Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day was on a strong note. Shopee saw 1.8 million items sold in a single minute across the region during the first two hours of sale,” the company statement said, a copy of which was sent to BusinessMIrror.
In the Philippines, the first eight hours of 9.9 Super Shopping Day saw strong sale in the categories of
Home and Living, Health and Personal Care, and Women’s Apparel.
“Shoppers are purchasing a wide range of items, from health essentials to gadgets. Face masks were the top-selling item during the first eight hours of 9.9, followed by mobile phones and footwear,” the statement added.
He said Filipinos were “eagerly snapping up the best deals, with one user making over 120 orders within half a day”.
The company said it is the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. It said it is a part of Sea Limited (NYSE:SE), a leading global consumer internet company.
An ecommerce site, Prosperna, placed Shopee in the list of top five eCommerce websites in the Philippines for 2020, which included Lazada, Carousell, Zalora and Facebook Marketplace.