Today, we are with Devin from Qoo10 to talk about their newest development, Q-store. James: Devin, can you tell me a little about Q-store? Devin: It’s an add-on package to our existing e-commerce platform. Besides listing their products on Qoo10, our merchants can now customise their own website and mobile app, with functions like payment gateway and web hosting powered by Qoo10. These standalone websites will have their own .com domain and are linked to their Qoo10 shops, so all product listings and changes are synced and mirrored at the same time. Ultimately, we want to provide our merchants with a ready-made solution to build up their own brand and push out their own content and promotions easily. James: So what are the functions supported by Qoo10? Devin: Qoo10 merchants will get existing services like the backend inventory system, payment gateways and delivery tracking. Merchants will be able to send eDMs and mobile app pushes. They can send SMSes too, at $2 per 100 SMS. Most importantly, they can gain a wealth of database information and know who their customers are when they follow their Q-stores. (Integrated Shopping Cart, Order Form and Payment Delivery) James: What are the advantages of having your own Q-store? Devin: For merchants who want to build a loyal following, branding is a crucial element in their marketing efforts and Q-store allows them to own that space. Many aspiring blogshops want to be like Love Bonito but they don’t realise how difficult it is to set up payment gateways, hosting web traffic and keeping their site secure. (Cocomo.sg Q-Store and Mobile App) James: How much does it cost to create a Qstore? Devin: The Standard package will cost $1,000 for creation of the website for the first year and an annual fee of $500 will cover web hosting and domain registration charges. The Advanced package will cost $10,000 for creation of the website and mobile app for the first year and an annual fee of $1,000 for web hosting and domain registration charges. James: Which of your merchants have already signed on? Devin: In Singapore, we have 30 participating merchants including Korean cosmetic brand Cocomo (http://www.cocomo.sg/), OneMart (http://www.onemart.sg/) and tempered mobile screen protector brand Nanotech (http://www.nanotech.sg/). In China, we have Paris Baguette (http://www.pbcake.com/).
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Qoo10's SEA Business Development Team (From left to right: Lynn Sen, Devin Hahm, John Yun and Jocelyn Yip) Today, we speak to Devin Hahm from Qoo10’s business development team about Qoolife (http://www.qoo10.sg/shop/QooLife), a new e-commerce concept aimed at delivering everyday necessities to customers within 2 days. James: Can you tell us a little about Qoolife? Devin: It’s a new e-commerce concept which aims to deliver daily necessities to our customers within 2 days. We want to provide an online supermart experience for our users, where they can get nutritional, personal care and household cleaning products in one stop and have their items delivered to them in a short time. The FMCG sector is a fast-growing sector for our site and our customers make repeat purchases for these goods. For example, our customers purchase more than $150,000 worth of diapers from the Pampers brand every month. Brands and products you can find on Qoolife! James: What brands and goods are sold on Qoolife? Devin: We have quite a number of well-known household brands ranging from nutrition to personal care to household cleaning goods. You can get Dynamo detergent, Downy softener, Pampers diapers, Oral-B toothbrushes, Garnier facial washes and Pantene shampoo, just to name a few. Free shipping via Ninja Van within 2 days for certain brands! James: What is the main benefit of QooLife? Devin: The convenience of having daily necessities delivered to your doorstep is a huge benefit most of us don’t stop to think about. Here’s a food for thought - a 12-piece carton of diapers, detergent and 1.5l pet bottles of water weigh around 7kg, 14kg and 18kg respectively. Why do you have to make multiple trips to lug these goods from a nearby supermarket to your home when you could have them delivered in bulk at one time? Especially since brand loyalty is pretty strong for such goods and you’re not going to try out a new detergent every month anyway. Devin Hahm from Qoo10's SEA Business Development Team James: You‘re from Korea, where the e-commerce industry is so much more developed. Are there any cultural trends you would like to see replicated here? Devin: In Korea, the process of e-commerce purchases, from order to delivery, takes an incredibly short time. If you order something before noon today, you will have your items delivered to you tomorrow. So online shopping has become the norm, not the exception, because of its convenience compared to shopping in a physical store. So I would like to see an online shopping culture among SIngaporean consumers, where you buy something online and know that it will be delivered within two days. Qoolife's Shopfront with Ongoing Promotions James: Any exciting activities so far?
Devin: We recently launched Gillette’s new razor, Fusion ProGlide with FlexBall Technology, on Qoolife and we received 790 pre-orders for the shaver before it’s even launched in stores. Our customers also redeemed more than 10,000 complimentary samples of Swisse Vitamins in a recent launch. So we see it as a great and cost-effective channel to create awareness and build brand equity for new-to-market products as well. Want to get an all-rounded smartwatch without burning a hole in your wallet? If your answer is 'yes', then this is the watch for you. Packing style, function and affordability into one sweet package, the Alcatel ONETOUCH Smartwatch had a successful debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January and was also honoured with a prestigious iF Design Award by iF International Forum Design GmbH. With its official launch slated for 8 July 2015, Qoo10 users can be among the first to lay their hands on the coveted wearable by making an order on http://www.qoo10.sg/shop/MSTATION. The first 10 customers will be able to purchase the watch at a special promotion rate of $199 while the first 50 customers will receive a complimentary power bank worth S$25. (Photo Credit: ALCATEL, Kosstel) The Android and iOS compatible watch is embellished with a series of fine finishes that meet the demands of those looking for the same look and feel as a traditional watch, with materials such as brushed chrome, micro-textured resin bands and white stainless steel. “It’s called a wearable, so we wanted to make something that would be a pleasure to wear,” said ALCATEL ONETOUCH’s Chief Marketing Officer Dan Dery. “The watch face and the band are slim, like a regular watch, but it has the multi-functionality of a smartwatch.” While offering choice and style, the WATCH also offers multiple fitness functions and connects to Android and iOS smartphones via Bluetooth. Monitors User Activity Keep track of your daily health, including steps taken and sleep patterns. The WATCH is packed with sensors: the heart-rate monitor is embedded discretely on the underside of the watch face; there’s also an accelerometer, gyroscope, altimeter and e-compass. The WATCH also allows users to track their sleep cycle, distance covered, steps taken and calories burned. To monitor their fitness goals, users can access the activity overview that the WATCH offers. Multimedia Remote Control and Phone Notifications Be notified of social media updates with a quick glance and control music player functions easily. When the smartwatch is connected to a smartphone, it sends users call notifications; social media updates and vibrates if users stray too far from their phones. Touching the WATCH’s screen activates a multimedia remote control. Users can control music, take pictures from their phone from a distance or make their phone ring in order to locate it. Simplicity of Use Is Built In Embedded USB charger for a cleaner aesthetic form The WATCH is compatible with a number of ALCATEL ONETOUCH smartphones in the HERO, IDOL and POP series, as well as with any phone running on Android 4.3 or above and on iOS 7 or above. It is dust and water-resistant, with a long battery life.
Speaking of the battery, the WATCH has a clever USB charger integrated into its band for simplicity of use. With beauty and functionality integrated into one device, ALCATEL ONETOUCH offers a smartwatch at a smart price, fulfilling its mission of making the latest technology available to all. World’s lightest and smallest wearable transportation device, born out of a Kickstarter project! rocketskates, the world’s first smart electric skates designed by Los Angeles-based ACTON Inc., is now on Qoo10 (http://www.qoo10.sg/shop/seadeal). First launched as a Kickstarter project in July 2014, 733 backers pledged more than US$500,000 to bring rocketskates from concept to reality. The battery-powered skates have won quite a following, including celebrities Paris Hilton, WILL.I.AM, Karrueche Tran and more. rocketskates has been featured on leading news media such as FastCompany, Mashable, FORTUNE, CNN, Fox News, NBC Today Show, Wired, Maxim, BBC, Sun Newspaper and Wall Street Journal, among others. Riding on the mobility vehicle trend While mobility vehicles like electric scooters and unicycles have been all the rage, rocketskates has created the world’s lightest and smallest wearable transportation device, perfect for daily commute and leisure. Each skate weighs 7 lbs (approx. 3.2 kg) and dimensions on each side are less than 9” (approx. 23cm), making the device highly portable. Users can also easily walk up or down a flight of stairs without having to take off the skates. How It Works Powered by two 50W brushless DC motors, rocketskates can travel at a maximum speed of 12 miles (approx. 19km) per hour and support riders weighing a maximum of 275 lbs (approx. 124 kg). To operate the motorised skates, all you need to do is lean your body forward to accelerate or tilt back to apply the brakes. Pair your skates with the rocketskates mobile app (iOS, Android) via Bluetooth and you can track total mileage, battery matter and skate diagnostics. Charging the batteries takes between 1.5 – 2.5 hours, depending on the model. Models and Prices Rocketskates come in three versions: the R6, R8 and R10, which are able to travel a maximum distance of 6, 8 and 10 miles respectively.
The R6, R8 and R10 retail for S$399, S$539 and $679 respectively and comes with 1 month local warranty on manufacturing defects. rocketskates can be purchased at Qoo10 (http://www.qoo10.sg/shop/seadeal). Qoo10 Partners Gillette in Online Pre-Launch of New Fusion ProGlide with FlexBall™ Technology Razor6/25/2015 200 complimentary razors redeemed and delivered in record-breaking time, earning a place in the Singapore Book of Records Qoo10 recently partnered Gillette, the leader in global shave care, to hold an online pre-launch activity for its new Gillette Fusion ProGlide with FlexBall™ Technology razor. 200 complimentary Gillette FlexBall™ razors were redeemed by the 200 fastest Qoo10 users within an astounding 2 minutes 11 seconds of the launch. The 200 shavers were then delivered to the customers by logistics partner Ninja Van within a record-breaking time of 1 hour and 45 minutes, earning the activity a place in the Singapore Book of Records as the ‘Fastest E-Commerce Redemption and Delivery of 200 Products’. “We are proud to partner Gillette on the exclusive online event for the pre-launch of the Gillette Fusion ProGlide with FlexBall™ in Singapore,” said Mr Hyun Wook Cho, Country Manager of Qoo10 Singapore. “The fact that 200 sets were redeemed by Qoo10 users in 2 minutes and 11 seconds is a personal record for us and a great testament to the popularity of Gillette shavers among Singaporeans.”
To be among the first to lay their hands on the new Gillette Fusion ProGlide with FlexBall™ before the 1st July launch in stores, Qoo10 users can make pre-orders on http://www.qoo10.sg/shop/QooLife - the one-stop household and lifestyle shop featuring products from L'Oreal, Procter and Gamble, Unilever and more! The first 1,000 customers will receive a limited edition razor holder. 3 iPad Air 2 tablets will also be awarded to the top 3 reviewers on Qoo10. |
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