Qoo10, in partnership with local charity organisation Mercy Relief, has raised S$33,945.68 in support of its Nepal Earthquake Relief 2015 fund.
Held from 8 May – 30 June 2015, the fundraising campaign saw Qoo10 users donating cash or loyalty points (Q points, Q stamps) earned on the site. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to Mercy Relief, with administrative fees absorbed by Qoo10. Mercy Relief’s rapid assessment team was deployed to ground zero 48 hours after the 25 April earthquake devastated the country. Since 28 April 2015, the team have conducted 27 relief distribution operations and 8 medical missions servicing some of the remotest villages in the Kathmandu, Kavrepalanchok, Sindhupalchok and 4 other districts. In total, Mercy Relief have reached out to nearly 20,000 beneficiaries including 700 patients, which the 6 men medical team treated. Post-acute relief phase, the NGO then undertook several transitional shelter and school projects, racing against time to provide a secure roof for the quake survivors before the onset of the monsoon, as well as ensuring children get back to school as soon as possible. Mercy Relief’s next phase will focus on permanent shelter reconstruction after the monsoon passes. Mercy Relief’s Chairman, Michael Tay, also welcomed Qoo10 to the Singaporean NGO’s ranks of supporters. “Since Mercy Relief’s Nepal Earthquake Relief fundraising campaign was launched, we have received immense support from both members of the public and corporate donors. Qoo10’s contribution towards our fundraising effort is significant. The online community has become a necessary avenue for donor outreach activities and assistance for Nepal’s earthquake-stricken communities”, he says.
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Qoo10 has added DBS PayLah!, Singapore’s first and fastest-growing mobile wallet, as an integrated payment option to its growing list of convenient payment modes.
Having garnered more than 240,000 registered users since May last year, DBS PayLah! facilitates convenient, fast and secure payment between Qoo10 and its users. Customers can download the iOS or Android app and register for their mobile wallet account with a local mobile number and bank account which offers FAST (Fast And Secure Transfers) services in Singapore. DBS PayLah! is a secure mobile wallet that can be topped up easily (minimum $5 per top-up) with funds from your linked bank account. With a maximum wallet size of $500, the app grants greater convenience for e-commerce payments, requiring the user to enter a short password for verification, instead of a OTP sent to the mobile number or internet banking device. Customers who do not own a credit card will also appreciate the added ease of making online payments for their lifestyle shopping needs on Qoo10. With a few taps on their mobile phone, they can quickly pay for their purchases without having to enter credit card details. No additional charges will be incurred for topping up their DBS PayLah! accounts or making payments to Qoo10. Qoo10 users can select the option to pay with DBS PayLah! at checkout and enter the mobile number registered under the mobile wallet account. A push notification will be sent to the wallet app requesting for payment and the customer can easily approve the transaction with a few taps. “With Singapore’s high mobile penetration, we believe DBS PayLah! will particularly resonate well with customers who own a mobile phone but not a credit card. This mobile wallet will enable them to make fuss-free payments for their online purchases, which will give them a better shopping experience on Qoo10,” said Mr Hyun Wook Cho, Country Manager of Qoo10 Singapore. The DBS PayLah! payment option is now available on web browser-based transactions on Qoo10, with the feature coming to the Qoo10 Singapore app in late-August. To kick off the launch of PayLah! on Qoo10’s website, users will be able to redeem discount coupons at http://qoo10.sg/paylah when they make payment with the mobile wallet from 18 August. From 19 – 21st August, a 3-Day Wow Sale will also be held, with promotional items on 50% discount and more. During this period, the first 5,000 customers will enjoy 20% Q-Points rebate on purchases above $20. Starting from 14 August 2015, Kinohimitsu Singapore in partnership with Qoo10, will be giving out 11,000 complimentary Health Trial Kits containing the bio-nutraceutical company’s star products on a first-come, first-serve basis. One of the largest online sampling campaigns in Singapore, the complimentary trial packs can be redeemed on the brand’s Qoo10 store (http://www.qoo10.sg/shop/beautyandwellness). 10,000 Health Kits (containing 3 sachets of EyeBright and 2 Sachets of JointPro360 worth $10.65) can be redeemed with 1 Qstamp while a Tummy Tuck 5-Day Trial Pack (worth $21.50) will be given to the first 1,000 followers of the brand’s Qstore (http://www.beautynwellness.org/). JointPro360 Kinohimitsu JointPro360 is the perfect, high strength and natural formulation containing Glucosamine Hydrochloride 1500mg, Chondroitin 1200mg, Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) 900mg in just one single consumption. It works effectively to support healthy joint and cartilage and promote flexibility. Kinohimitsu JointPro360 is the perfect, high strength and natural formulation containing Glucosamine Hydrochloride 1500mg, Chondroitin 1200mg, Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) 900mg in just one single consumption. It works effectively to support healthy joint and cartilage and promote flexibility. Compared to the other joint formulas in the market, Kinohimitsu JointPro 360 offers less hassle, and is more hygienic. Instead of having to take large, multiple capsules, one can enjoy the delicious fast-absorbing drink anytime and anywhere. Individually sealed sachet ensures freshness and convenience. JointPro360 is especially formulated to benefit sports lovers, sedentary individuals, ladies who wear high heels and people with weak knees. Mix one sachet into 150ml of lukewarm water and consume after meal. EyeBright Kinohimitsu EyeBright is designed to offer in-depth protective elements to the eyes. Coupled with FloraGLO® Lutein, DHA, Lycopene and potent anthocyanins (Maqui Berry Extract& Purple Rice Extract) for ultimate nourishment to the eyes. It is carefully tailored to meet the needs of your eyes from childhood to golden age. Packed with the highest amount of FloraGLO® Lutein (100mg) in the market, Kinohimitsu Eyebright believes to improve the condition of eye problems, lowers the risk of developing cataracts and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Boosted with other powerful antioxidants to combat free radicals damage, giving you brighter, healthier and sparkling eyes. Especially recommended for people with prolonged exposure to electronic devices, spend long hours driving or contact lenses users. Suitable for all age group and vegetarians. Take 1 sachet a day before breakfast. Tummy Tuck
Kinohimitsu Tummy Tuck Slimming Capsule is an all-natural U.S patented slimming formula that works to target stubborn fat specifically around the abdominal area. Tummy Tuck works by burning off abdominal fat, reducing fat storage at the abdominal area, increasing metabolism rate, and curbing appetite. It is also suitable for vegetarians. Today I’m with Chris, the Delivery Manager of Qoo10 to talk about how it is accelerating the development of e-commerce deliveries. (Chris Lee, Delivery Manager for Qoo10) James: Chris, thank you for taking my interview. I just wanted to find out if there are any new developments going on with Qoo10, in terms of parcel deliveries. Chris: Currently, we are trying to cooperate with many delivery companies such as Singpost and Qxpress. What we are looking to achieve is the next level of delivery service to improve the quality of delivery – one of our ideas is to have a delivery locker. Normally, parcels are dropped off from Singpost normal mail or delivered by courier services. But now people feel more comfortable collecting from certain places. Services like SingPost’s Popstation and Qxpress’s Bumbox are looking into how they can provide convenient delivery locations for customers to pick up their parcels. (Singpost PopStation Locations) James: To paraphrase what you are saying, so Qoo10 customers can choose 2 types of delivery options. One is standard delivery to their home and the second is a click and collect option, whereby they can have their Qoo10 purchase delivered to a locker in a convenient location. How big will the network of lockers be and where will they be located? Chris: Popstation which is run by Singpost has 150 collection points islandwide and you can find one every 1.5 kilometers. Qxpress is currently in talks with Bumbox, which is working with universities to put the locker service in their campuses. For instance, in NTU, deliveries can’t be made to certain parts of the campus. So drivers drop off parcels at Bumbox and university students can collect from there. (Bumbox Locker) James: So it’s sort of like a one-stop postal box for university students in NTU? How does it work exactly? If I buy something from Qoo10 today, do I have a limited time to collect my parcels and how will I be updated about the delivery? Chris: Actually both locker services are quite similar. Sellers have to first offer this delivery service on Qoo10 because our sellers have the freedom to choose their own delivery companies. Buyers can then choose normal delivery or the locker service. They can choose the locker location and the seller will pass the items to Singpost or Qxpress. They will deliver the items to the locker and then send a message by SMS or email to the customers to notify them that the deliveries have been made. The customers can open the lockers with these messages. James: So a PIN is sent to their mobile phones or emails, with which they can unlock these electronic locker boxes to retrieve their parcels. How many days do they have to do this from the point they receive the message? Chris: Once the seller dispatches the package, both services are similar but Popstation could be faster. In less than 1 day, the items could be delivered to the boxes. (How Bumbox Works) James: This Singpost Popstation and Qxpress Bumbox development, why did Qoo10 decide to go into this area? Is this a trend that is catching on in Singapore – Singaporeans preferring to do click and collect instead of home delivery? Especially since Singaporeans are usually working or in school or out, is it more convenient to collect their parcels from these locker boxes instead? Chris: Yes, it’s true. The difficulties for delivery companies are quite similar. Even though they try to deliver to the house, most of the time Singaporeans are quite busy so they are not at home. It takes a lot of time and effort to rearrange or collect the item from Singpost post office. During work or school, it’s quite difficult to deliver to their office or school. A lot of demands coming from such a busy situation - so buyers prefer to collect nearby where it’s easy to access. According to Singpost staff, it is really fast moving. Once they send the message, the time customers take to collect their parcels from these lockers is quite short and it’s usually within one day. James: Chris, earlier we were chatting about your new same day delivery service Qxfresh. Do you mind talking a bit about it as well?
Chris: That is still in the planning and development stage. We are trying to deliver items on the same day. Singaporeans love to eat fresh food but such items are usually frozen and need temperature controls. In those cases, the delivery time for these items is crucial to keep the freshness. The second thing is we are trying to make customers purchase lifestyle necessities like soap and diapers, necessities which are regularly needed in their life. If you do not have enough toilet paper today, you need to go to the convenience store. What we are trying to bring to customers is deliver those items urgently to customers and that’s why we are developing same-day delivery at this moment. James: So basically there’s a focus on fresh food, frozen meat for example. The other part is daily groceries and daily necessities. For this service, will customers be paying a premium? How will it work out? Chris: If the price is too high, people might still choose to purchase these items from offline channels. We have to find a balance between the cost and service itself. Actually this is still in development stage so if we can find a low-cost, faster-delivery solution, that’s the best. James: That sounds like something we will definitely be looking forward to. I just wanted to ask when these two projects will be past the development stage? Chris: Locker services with Qxpress and Singpost will be launched in a month or so (August) as the infrastructure is already there. Now we are exploring technical issues so it shouldn’t take much time to do this. Qxfresh will need some trial and error – we are trying our best to provide the service ASAP. James: You are from Korea, where e-commerce is so much more mature and there are a lot of advancements there, but not in Singapore yet, in terms of delivery for e-commerce. Are these two projects trends in Korea and how has the response been? Chris: Actually the locker service is quite unique for Singapore. It’s a quite different environment. In Korea I’m not sure if you heard of kyeong bi won or guardhouse – every condo and public housing flat has one of these. Even though there is no one at home, there’s someone who can receive parcels on their behalf so they don’t need a locker service. In Singapore, HDB flats only have small mailboxes and condo guardhouses doesn’t keep the parcels for the residents. James: So basically you’re saying that the security team would have a room where they keep the parcels. Is Qxpress trying to explore a commercial form of this, whereby they are putting these lockers boxes in convenient locations around Singapore? What do you see for Singapore in 5 years, since you’re an e-commerce delivery expert? The trends you hope would happen or bring to Singapore? Chris: This is just a plan but I think we can cooperate with many retail shops. TaQbin is already cooperating with 7-11. A lot of delivery options will be available, including the new locker boxes. If Qoo10’s items can be collected from 7-11, Macdonalds, Starbucks, definitely it will be much more convenient for our customers and there are some customers who will demand this service. I believe there is room for collaboration between offline and online stores, in terms of delivery. James: That sounds really exciting. Thank you Chris for the talk today – it was really good to understand how Qoo10 is improving the development of deliveries for e-commerce. I’m sure we will catch up with you soon. Chris: Thank you so much 22 July 2015, Singapore – Singapore-based Giosis Pte Ltd (Giosis), the parent company of Pan-Asian e-commerce platform Qoo10, has raised US$82.1 million in a Series A funding round, led by SGX-listed Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH), along with eBay, Saban Capital Group, UVM 2 Venture Investments LP, Brookside Capital and Oak Investment Partners. Qoo10 operates six online e-commerce marketplaces across Asia (Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and China). Qoo10 has 17.6 million registered users across the region and saw a combined total of US$408 million in GMV in 2014. Of the six markets in which the company operates, Qoo10 Singapore is the best performer with 1.8 million registered users as of June 2015 and US$182 million in GMV in 2014. Through this Series A investment, Giosis will deploy the new funds to accelerate Qoo10’s technology growth and service development, while investing in additional infrastructure and talent acquisition. The new funds will also help Qoo10 strengthen its position as a leading Pan-Asian platform in its key markets Singapore, Japan and Indonesia, and accelerate its expansion in its other rapidly growing Asian markets Malaysia, Hong Kong and China. As the lead investor in this Series A round, SPH will also partner with Qoo10 to explore strategic collaborations on the e-commerce platform across various content, marketplaces, retail, advertising and classifieds opportunities. Mr Alan Chan, Chief Executive Officer, SPH, said: “Qoo10 is the number one ranked e-commerce website in Singapore and its parent company Giosis has established itself as a market leader in the region’s e-commerce space. The investment in Qoo10 will enhance our portfolio of digital assets and open up opportunities for future marketing collaborations. With the region’s e-commerce market poised to grow, this investment puts us in a good position to tap on the industry's growth and be an active player in this e-commerce space.” A joint venture between Gmarket Inc. founder Mr Ku Young Bae and eBay, Qoo10 was founded in 2010 with US$20 million seed capital, after Gmarket was acquired by eBay in 2009 for US$1.2 billion. Mr Ku Young Bae, CEO, Qoo10, said: “From the beginning Qoo10 has strived to be a hyperlocal e-commerce platform which enables local merchants, big and small, to sell their products to a local and regional customer base across Asia. Today, 90% of our staff and merchants are local, in order to provide consumers with a seamless shopping experience in a specialised marketplace. With this new funding, we aim to further strengthen our position as the leading Pan-Asian marketplace.” - end - For media queries, please contact:
James Lin Public Relations Manager Qoo10 Singapore Email: [email protected] Chin Soo Fang (Ms) Head Corporate Communications & CSR Singapore Press Holdings Limited DID: (65) 6319 1216 HP: (65) 9688 6209 Email: [email protected] Yeo Siew Chi (Mr) Manager Corporate Communications & CSR Singapore Press Holdings Limited DID – (65) 6319 1586 HP- (65) 749 5105 Email – [email protected] About Qoo10 Launched in June 2010, Qoo10 Singapore is the No. 1 Singapore-based e-commerce platform (Alexa Country Rank #10), with 1.8 million registered users. A joint venture established between Gmarket founder Mr Ku Young Bae and eBay, Qoo10 has marketplaces in Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and China. Our mission is to establish a decentralised and open market e-commerce platform which provides everyone with the opportunity to buy and sell almost anything. With a holistic customer-centric business model, Qoo10 is the Qoo-ler way to shop. For more information about the company, please visit our website at http://www.Qoo10.sg/ About Singapore Press Holdings Ltd Incorporated in 1984, main board-listed Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) is Asia’s leading media organisation, engaging minds and enriching lives across multiple languages and platforms, ranging from print, digital, radio and out-of-home media. SPH owns award-winning newspapers, magazines and best-selling books in both print and digital editions, as well as online classified businesses in the region. In addition, SPH has two English radio stations and one Chinese radio station, an out-of-home digital advertising unit, a regional events and conferences arm, and runs a chain of modern retail convenience stores. SPH also has a 20 per cent stake in MediaCorp TV Holdings Pte Ltd, which operates free-to-air channels 5, 8 and U, and a 40 per cent stake in MediaCorp Press Limited, which publishes the free newspaper, Today. SPH REIT comprises Paragon, a premier upscale retail mall and medical suite/office property in Orchard Road and The Clementi Mall, a mid-market suburban mall. SPH's latest retail development is The Seletar Mall located in Sengkang. For more information, please visit http://www.sph.com.sg/. |
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