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Baju Kurung searched close to 3.3 million times during Ramadan 2021 With the lockdowns changing the way we shop in recent years, Shopee’s Ramadan month data between 2019 and 2021 shows that Malaysians have become more intuitive when it comes to online shopping. With the advancement of technology and how Ramadan shopping is turning to be more digital, Shopee has experienced a spike in searches for items across all segments on the platform throughout the Ramadan period in the last three years. The keyword Baju Kurung was searched close to 3.3 million times throughout the Ramadan season in 2021. This was a 433 percent increase from the same period in 2020. In 2020 Ramadan month, the keyword increased in popularity by 265 percent compared to the same period the previous year. In the health and beauty segment, the keyword foundation was searched more than 90,000 times on Shopee, a significant increase compared to 2019 where it was searched about 28,000 times. In 2021, the keyword search inc...

Users can enjoy added savings of up to 10% on hotel and flight bookings on Shopee this 11.11 Big Sale As travel starts to rebound, Shopee is now offering hotel bookings in partnership with global digital travel platforms Agoda and Booking.com. Through this exclusive partnership, Shopee users will now be able to access one of the largest online inventories of hotels, resorts, homes and apartments supplied by Agoda and Booking.com. This new service offering is timely in meeting the needs of consumers, as domestic travel re-opens in Malaysia, and more people are planning holidays amid the year-end seasons. Agoda’s search data [1] in September revealed that searches for domestic stays have risen by over 57% compared to May this year. There has also been an increase of 37% more users in Southeast Asia searching for international destinations. Users can enjoy greater savings and exclusive travel deals by booking directly on Shopee. This partnership will also help to increase the reach and v...

Shopee is celebrating its 10.10 Brands Festival, which culminates on 10 October, with a wide selection of brands and products on Shopee Mall for shoppers to shop and enjoy. The shopping festival will also see established and creative local brands being part of this celebration, treating shoppers to big savings and rewards at their stores on Shopee. Here are ten local brands with irresistible deals that we can go and sapot as well: Aik Cheong Coffee Roaster started in 1955 in old Melaka town in a little wooden shop. Today, it has carved a name for itself not only locally but on the international stage. Did you know that Aik Cheong has sold more than 27,000 units of Cafe Art Chocolate on Shopee since it opened its store 4 years ago? Get a good cuppa from Aik Cheong store and enjoy up to 40% off or vouchers of up to RM5 off with a minimum spend. Amazin’ Graze started when co-founders Amy Zheng, Ching Yi Lee and Sabrina How left their corporate jobs to create healthier food alternatives (...

Shopee earlier this week, expanded its services with the latest addition of ShopeeFood in Malaysia, accessible via the ShopeeFood icon on Shopee’s homepage. Through this, users can shop for all their needs, including food delivery, on Shopee. The service, which will be rolled out in batches, will be made available to over 8 million Malaysians living in the Klang Valley starting 24 September, offering access to a variety of eateries from popular joints such as A&W, Burger King, Nando’s, Starbucks and Tealive as well as local street food stalls. Terence Pang Terence Pang, Chief Operating Officer at Shopee said, “We are delighted to include food delivery as part of the Shopee experience. Malaysians can now shop for all their essentials online, enjoy entertainment on Shopee Live, play their favorite game on Shopee Prizes and satisfy their cravings via the app.” Pang added, “This new service will also enable food and beverage merchants to move online and reach out to more customers, dri...

Shopee Malaysia saw a robust start to the year-end shopping season and its continuous push for digitalisation paying off this 9.9 Super Shopping Day. It reported that its flagship shopping festival had successfully benefitted over 70,000 new local micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) who participated in the sale for the first time ever. Meanwhile, the top 50 local MSMEs across the platform — based on single-day revenue performance — recorded an average sale of about RM350,000 each as Malaysians adopted a “shop local first” approach. Sellers also saw a spike in sales during the 12AM - 2AM Midnight Madness Sale as user traffic surged 3 times as compared to an average day in the first two hours of 9 September. Terence Pang Terence Pang, Chief Operating Officer at Shopee said, “We are extremely heartened by the strong enthusiasm and support for our 9.9 Super Shopping Day. As we all still grapple with the ongoing pandemic, we are humbled to play a part in providing local seller...

Malaysian rapper Kayda Aziz is set to launch a new music video with Shopee on Merdeka Day as part of the e-commerce platform’s #ShopeeSapotLokal campaign. Malaysians as well as fans of Kayda can tune in to Shopee Malaysia’s Facebook and Instagram pages, or YouTube channel, on 31 August to catch the music video. Kayda Aziz shared, “Working on the Merdeka Day campaign with Shopee has been a delightful and eye-opening experience for me. I got really inspired when I found out about some of our successful Malaysian entrepreneurs who have been selling their products on Shopee. I'm honoured to come up with the lyrics and I feel that the future for Malaysian e-commerce is very promising.” She added that to be given the opportunity by Shopee was a humbling experience for her. “Working with their team was overall smooth as they trusted my songwriting process and understood my style of expression in music. Despite a few limitations because of the pandemic, I am proud that we could still manag...

ShopeePay and Shell Malaysia officially announced today that all motorists can now transact using their ShopeePay mobile wallet at Shell stations nationwide. This will enable a seamless payment experience when Malaysians fuel up or purchase items over-the-counter at Shell stations. Shairan Huzani Husain, Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd and Shell Timur Sdn Bhd Managing Director said, “Our site heroes continue to work on the frontlines, serving Malaysians’ daily needs even during the lockdowns. Shell is committed to empower safe journeys for all Malaysians as they fuel up at our stations and enabling our customers to go the extra kilometre. Through our partnership with one of Malaysia’s fastest growing mobile wallets, ShopeePay, we are adding an extra worry-free contactless payment experience at all participating Shell stations nationwide.” Alain Yee, Head of ShopeePay said, “As Malaysians continue to stay vigilant, they are increasingly opting for contactless payment methods. We are seei...

Brands on Shopee Mall and Shopee Premium will now have more tools to personalise the customer experience In conjunction with the 7.7 Mid Year Sale, Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, officially launches the Shopee Mall Brand Memberships programme across the region to help brands capture more growth online. It is a new customer management and retention tool that will enable brands on Shopee Mall to build deeper connections with potential and existing customers, converting them into valuable lifetime customers. The tool has been rolled out across seven markets: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. As more people shop online, e-commerce platforms are increasingly becoming a key channel for brand-building in the entire customer journey. Over the years, Shopee Mall has grown steadily to become the region’s leading online mall featuring over 25,000 international and local brands across the region. More shoppers are ...

A blind couple who lost their source of income following the closure of a restaurant they worked at two months ago found new hope selling food and fitness products on Shopee. Yusri Azis and his wife Nur Jannah Tan Jia Hui set up their Shopee store, Yus Bisnes , with the help of fellow Universiti Malaya coursemate Fa Phong in the first week of June 2021. Upon setting up the Shopee store, the couple took to Facebook to promote their store. A kind netizen on Twitter @NizamArif_ then stumbled upon the post shared by Yusri and put out a tweet of his own rallying for Malaysians to support the couple by purchasing from Yusri’ Shopee store. The tweet was reshared over 11,000 times and he sold close to RM600 worth of products within 24 hours. A check on Yus Bisnes Shopee store on 8 June 2021 revealed that the couple had since sold 82 bottles of their Sambal Hitam Pahang, three units of portion control plates, one bottle of sugar-free sambal and one bottle of stevia sweetener amounting to RM2,...

ShopeePay recorded an overwhelming uptake of about 500,000 claimants for the RM150 e-wallet credit on the first day of the eBelia programme launch. The successful claimants not only received RM150 e-wallet credit when they claimed via ShopeePay, but they were also guaranteed an additional RM500 worth of vouchers, bringing the total benefit up to RM650. The extra RM500 worth of vouchers is a curation that will offer youths greater savings on items like learning tools for their studies, or household supplies and groceries for them and the family. There will be vouchers from attractive brands such as the official Apple distributor, Switch, JBL, MR DIY, Tesco, L’Oreal and YES Prepaid. Shopee will also provide the students with added Free Shipping, Coins Cashback and ShopeePay Deals Near Me vouchers for even more value. ShopeePay Deals Near Me is the mobile wallet’s recently launched online-to-offline (O2O) feature that uses location-based services to help users discover ShopeePay Vouchers ...

Users can discover and redeem vouchers in-store from nearby merchants from as low as 5 sen throughout the Raya Bersama Shopee campaign Mobile wallet ShopeePay has developed a new feature known as ‘Deals Near Me’ that will efficiently connect ShopeePay users to offline merchants, offering the best deals in their immediate vicinity, just in time for the Raya Bersama Shopee campaign happening now till 14 May. ‘Deals Near Me’ is an online-to-offline (O2O) feature that uses location-based services to help users discover ShopeePay Vouchers by nearby merchants including cafes, restaurants, and services. Users can easily purchase vouchers on the Shopee app, and redeem them immediately at participating outlets to enjoy attractive cashback when they pay with ShopeePay. Alain Yee According to Alain Yee, Head of ShopeePay Malaysia, the vouchers will help offline merchants connect with users who are going online first to look for daily essentials and food. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted shoppin...

Top-tiered Malaysian celebrities such as Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza, Neelofa, Erma Fatima, Fahrin Ahmad, Irma Hasmie, Datin Rita Sosilawati and Zoey Rahman are coming together in solidarity with Shopee this 12.12 Birthday Sale with the sole mission to help underserved communities across the country. They will be advocating for causes that are close to their hearts through organisations such as SIMPLYSITI Di Hati, Pertubuhan Kasih Neelofa, Dar Ummul Hasanain, Malaysian AIDS Foundation, Islamic Relief Malaysia, Yayasan Ta’zim and Ukhwah For Ummah respectively. The initiative falls under a brand new #ShopeeGivesBack umbrella charity initiative that the e-commerce platform launched as part of its fifth birthday sale. It has already pledged to support more than 30 charity homes and organisations with plans to scale its commitment further in 2021. The #ShopeeGivesBack initiative is aimed at creating awareness and driving donations for various charitable organisations to support their respecti...

Survey reveals optimism ahead of Shopee 11.11 Big Sale, as sellers anticipate store sales to climb 100% at the shopping festival A recent survey conducted by e-commerce platform Shopee amongst 11,850 Malaysian sellers show that e-commerce is creating new livelihoods and opportunities amid rising economic challenges, with 70% citing that they have up to six dependants. As such, despite being fully employed, 35.4% of the overall respondents reveal that they have turned to e-commerce for a second and even third, source of household income. These sellers were found to be making an average of RM2,750* per month selling on Shopee alone. Additionally, the survey also indicates that e-commerce appears to be creating opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs, regardless of gender, geography and age. Of the 11,850 sellers surveyed, 5,406 are new entrepreneurs enabled by e-commerce, who cited that their businesses are operated 100% online. Interestingly, of these new entrepreneurs created by e-com...

Shopee 10.10 Brands Festival brings 100% authentic products from over 1,200 brands and retailers 2020 has seen a major breakthrough for e-commerce as Malaysians are propelled to go online-first for branded and premium purchases. Seen in their purchasing habits and contrary to the notion that consumer spend has weakened, Shopee noted that demand climbed across all categories on its platform, with the most notable change recorded for brands and retailers in the mid and upper segment. Swelling trust for bigger, branded purchases online In addition to regular personal and household items, Shopee has seen growing confidence and comfort in purchasing premium and branded items priced RM3,000 and above on its platform. This shift is reflected in what users are searching for and buying on the platform. In recent months, most popular keywords on Shopee are iphone, laptop, washing machine and smart TV while bestsellers include Apple MacBook Pro, Bosch Built-in Dishwasher and Delonghi Coffee Machi...

Brands and sellers enjoyed strong sales growth, with 700,000 items sold in a single minute at its peak      Shopee, Malaysia’s number 1 e-commerce platform, concludes its most successful 9.9 Super Shopping Day. Powered by Shopee’s robust ecosystem, 9.9 Super Shopping Day delivered super entertainment and shopping deals for users and supercharged economic recovery for sellers and brand partners, with over 12 million items sold in the first hour on 9 September. Ian Ho, Regional Managing Director of Shopee said, “We are heartened by the strong support that consumers, sellers, and brands have shown towards 9.9 Super Shopping Day. We had a simple and clear goal for our signature annual shopping event this year - that was to help our communities emerge stronger from the effects of a global pandemic. This includes supercharging recovery for our sellers and brand partners while creating a super shopping experience for our users. We are delighted by another year of ...