Since the beginning of the pandemic, many things have shifted online. One, employees work from home (WFH) and students attend classes in an online setting. Both make use of tele-communications software like Zoom and Google Meet. Two, since many frequent hangout spots like arcades, nightclubs, and malls are either closed completely or only permit a limited access, friends maintain their connections through virtual hangouts using Discord, Facebook Messenger, or other Social Media messaging applications. But perhaps the one thing that has shifted online which is very noticeable and done by many people is e-commerce. E-commerce is the online buying and selling of goods or services, where the transfer of data and money is used to complete the transaction. With that, in this article we’ve listed down the top e-commerce sites in the Philippines for you to shop online.
Because of lockdown restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19, outside mobility has been limited and gaining access to specific wants and needs has been difficult. Therefore, in lieu of going to physical stores, people now get their needs from different E-commerce sites in the Philippines.
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The transition from a physical store to an online shopping store was a difficult albeit necessary one. Fortunately, due to layout and user-friendly design of these online shopping portals, people were able to adjust seamlessly.
Here are the top 10 e-commerce platforms in the Philippines containing information about their company.
10. Galleon.ph
Galleon.ph, a Sterling Galleon Corporation-owned e-commerce site in the Philippines, offers a diverse range of products not available in the Philippine market. From products like electronics, appliances, and furniture, Galleon.ph connects you to the United States and Chinese markets, allowing you to make imports, before they are delivered straight to your doorstep through payment and logistical support from shipping services.
It is easy to transact with Galleon.ph. First, find a product you want and pay with Philipine Peso (PHP) using any payment method. Products are then shipped to you home after a few days.
For new homeowners moving into their new ready for occupancy house and lot, buying furniture abroad is a great way to make your home stand out.
9. Datablitz
As described on their e-commerce website, Datablitz is “your total gaming and multimedia store.” While they do sell PC accessories like keyboards, monitors, and mice, Datablitz has established themselves as the number one gaming provider in the Philippines. For the longest time, Datablitz has owned a huge collection of PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo games and consoles.
While the effects of lockdown have led to less people flocking to their stores, luckily, they also have shifted online. Since young adults and kids, the dominant market of gaming, are stuck at home with nothing to do, the demand for video games has increased.
Their website is complete and easy to navigate. You can easily find what you are looking for, be it a video game, console, or accessories. The prices in-store and in their e-commerce website is the same so rest assured you will only have to pay a delivery fee.
8. BeautyMnl
BeautyMnl’s founder, Jay Liwanag, sought to create a brand that empowers Filipinas to develop and show-off their true beauty; a mission to “make every Filipina feel beautiful every single day.” That mission and vision has led to their brand becoming the top local e-commerce site in the Philippines.
BeautyMnl is popular for selling cosmetics, a market booming during the pandemic. In their website, products are categorized into beauty, health and wellness, mom and baby, fitness, and fashion. They also provide a magazine subscription to Bloom.
While stuck at home, women spend their time watching makeup and facial care tutorials and using the cosmetics products bought online. Perhaps the rising revenue of cosmetics can be attributed to this.
7. Facebook Marketplace
The ever-expanding services of Facebook has now branched out to e-commerce called Facebook Marketplace.
In FB Marketplace, the options are endless. One, any Facebook user can browse, buy, and sell listings. Two, businesses can use marketplace to advertise their product or service by making a Facebook business page. Three, Facebook is working on making Marketplace accessible to non-Facebook users.
Based on user experience, Marketplace is mainly utilized as a consumer-to-consumer (C2C) intermediary to sell food, pre-loved items, and property. Recurring Marketplace listings include but are not limited to secondhand cars, pastries, and an affordable house and lot for sale.
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6. Globe Online Shop
Globe Corporation is one of the top telecommunication providers in the Philippines who recently entered the e-commerce market.
In their online shopping website you can avail of the usual services like prepaid cards, postpaid services, and phone deals. In addition to this, Globe has expanded to electronics accessories like phone cases, wireless chargers, and the like.
5. eBay
On our Top 5, eBay is a globally recognized e-commerce site based in San Jose, California, and available in the Philippines. They operate as both a business-to-consumer (B2C) platform and Customer to Customer platform. In eBay, businesses and online stores can advertise and sell their products with eBay getting a cut of their sales. On the other hand, individual users can sell secondhand items on their own.
Most of the listings on eBay are mobile devices, handbags, and watches. So, sellers just take a picture of these listings, communicate directly with a buyer until a deal is reached.
4. Carousell
Carousell works almost exactly like eBay. Formerly OLX, Carousell is a B2C and C2C platform that allows sellers to use pictures and an integrated instant messaging feature that allows quick transacting between buyer and selling.
The difference between eBay and Carousell is the featured listings. In Carousell, the top listings are men’s and women’s fashion, automobiles, and property. For property, you can buy an 59 sqm affordable house and lot for sale for as low as PHP 2,500,000.00.
3. Zalora
Zalora, founded by Kinnevic AB, a Swedish investment company, and Rocket Internet, a European internet company, is one of the top ecommerce sites operating retail in the Philippines and mainly in Southeast Asian market.
Mainly a fashion retailer, Zalora offers clothes from a wide array of brands, ranging from fast fashion to luxury brands. Zalora satisfies any fashion taste and caters to any budget.
2. Shopee
Shopee and their deals gathering promotions is one of the largest southeast Asian e-commerce websites and a top e commerce sites Philippines.
Shopee specializes in either C2C transactions or B2C where the business is usually a small business. They thrive on highly popularized one-day sales, when the number of the month matches the number of the day in that month.
Shopee sells consumer electronics, household goods, toys, fashion, among many things at astoundingly low prices. And these prices do not include the many vouchers available on the online platform.
Shopee partners with NinjaVan to assist them with logistics, mainly item pickup and delivery.
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1. Lazada
Lazada takes the top spot as the leading e-commerce site in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. According to Magenest, Lazada frequents 25,000,000 visitors every month.
Just like Shopee, this leading platform utilizes a hybrid business model of both B2C and C2C. They also helped popularize the one-day sales specified above. They also offer numerous vouchers to help consumers score even better deals. Lastly, they also sell consumer electronics, household goods, toys, and fashion from different online store.
A problem of both Shopee and Lazada is the authenticity of the products, particularly overruns and Grade-A fake handbags and electronics. Hence, the addition of LazMall allows original companies to setup a flagship store and sell real and authentic items.
These top e-commerce sites in the Philippines offer a wide variety of services and products. With the top 10 e-commerce sites in the Philippines ranked above including a brief background of their company and the products and services they offer, you should be able to determine what platform suits you and your needs.
Written by Cholo Hermoso
