Who among us doesn't like shopping online, BossQ? Online shopping can be said to be an inseparable part of human life today. Quoting the results of Global Web Index research in the news CNN Indonesia in 2019, as of the end of 2018, Indonesian internet users were recorded as netizens who bought the most goods online. online. In addition, 86% of Indonesian internet users make online purchase transactions via any device. Bank Indonesia data for 2018 in the coverage of CNBC Indonesia shows very diverse online shopping transactions, including: food, office stationery, and daily necessities.
If you have ever shopped online, surely you are also familiar with shipping costs, or shipping costs, which are included in every transaction. Under certain conditions, shipping costs for this item can soar quite high. For shop or grocery store owners, this is of course a challenge in itself. Buying product stock from agents usually costs a lot of money, so having an online shop to buy what you need is certainly a valuable solution, especially with cheap postage. Apart from being cheaper, buyers can also save time and energy rather than having to go shopping, queue and carry their own purchases. Even so, when shipping costs are high, shopping still feels more expensive, especially if the rates are higher than the price of the goods we buy.
Article from MerahPutih and Cermati explains that the increase in shipping costs cannot be completely avoided, because this is the impact of adjustments to aircraft cargo rates. No one is immune from this increase in shipping service rates. Every expedition registered with the Association of Indonesian Express Delivery, Postal and Logistics Services Companies (Asperindo) experienced a similar impact.
Fees collected from expedition services, sellers and buyers actually form an ecosystem in online business which makes a large contribution to the national economy. In short, even though it sometimes seems daunting, these costs have a good impact on Indonesia. Then, online shops also employ various strategies to make shipping costs friendlier to buyers. Various online stores are competing to find ways to make shipping costs cheaper.
In Indonesia itself, competition between online stores is quite fierce. There are approximately ten shopping portals that dominate the market. The large number of online shops is like a double-edged blade. On the one hand, there are certainly more choices for shopping and the benefits offered by each, so that buyers have more freedom to choose the appropriate store. On the other hand, too many choices have the potential to cause buyers to feel overwhelmed.
So what should we do? Relax, no need to be confused. Now there is a choice of online stores that provide solutions you won't want to miss.
Now Shopping Online is More Friendly
Since January 10 2020, buying necessities in online stores has become more satisfying. For those of you who need to shop for trading stock more economically, shipping costs for buying JD.ID products have now been adjusted, are cheaper and of course profitable. How come? Because for certain transactions, your shopping can be exempt from shipping costs, aka free shipping!
Interesting, huh? So, for those of you who are excited to shop, there are several terms and conditions that you need to pay attention to regarding this postage adjustment.
Minimum shopping transactions of IDR 90,000.00 are exempt from shipping costs (free).
Purchase transactions under IDR 90,000.00 will be subject to a shipping fee of IDR 9,000.00.
For certain areas, delivery of goods will still be subject to shipping costs according to the area. The shipping costs charged are IDR 30,000.00 for normal deliveries and IDR 100,000.00 for large deliveries. Provinces that are still subject to this normal fee are the provinces of Aceh, Riau Islands, Gorontalo, North Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), and West Papua, provided that the cities where this fee applies are listed in the table.
Really cheap, right? This could really be your choice for everyday shopping, because of course it will make it easier to fill your trading stock. By following the terms and conditions above, you can shop for anything with much friendlier shipping costs. For those of you who don't have the Miqro application, just download in the Google Play application, then you can immediately register by filling in complete personal and business data and following the instructions provided through the application.
So, what are you waiting for? Open your Miqro application now and start shopping straight away, because now shopping is not only more convenient, but also more profitable!