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[Simply Business] Mengapa Anda Mau Berbelanja Online?

Sebagai pemilik usaha di bidang e-commerce, saya merasa malu untuk mengakui bahwa saya tidak terlalu sering berbelanja online. Proses membeli barang secara online dalam kehidupan saya bisa dihitung dengan jari. Saya adalah tipe orang yang agak kuno untuk kegiatan berbelanja. Saya suka menyentuh barang yang ingin saya beli dan saya suka momen jalan-jalan ketiga berbelanja. Saya pikir sebagian besar orang Indonesia memiliki perilaku yang sama, terutama mereka yang lebih tua.

Sebelum membeli barang, saya biasanya mencari informasi tentang harga dan lokasi terdekat yang menjual barang yang ingin saya beli terlebih dahulu. Saya membenci membayar biaya pengiriman, meskipun itu hanya sebesar Rp 5000 dan saya juga tidak suka menunggu barang dikirimkan, meski itu cuma satu hari. Saya lebih memilih pergi ke toko offline/fisik untuk melihat dan mendapatkan langsung barang yang saya inginkan pada hari yang sama daripada membeli secara online, dan menunggu barangnya sampai hari berikutnya atau bahkan lebih lama, apalagi ada kemungkinan saya kecewa karena tidak memenuhi ekspektasi saya.

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[Simply Business] Why Would You Buy Online?

tokobagusAs an owner of an e-commerce business, It’s embarrassing for me to confess that I don’t really shop online much. I’ve only done it about a dozen times in all my years of living. I’m a bit old-fashioned when it comes to shopping, I love to touch the item I want to buy and I love the ‘going-out’ part of shopping. I think most Indonesians share the same behavior, especially older people.

Before buying anything, I would usually research for the price and nearest availability of the items that I want to buy. I hate paying for delivery cost even if it’s only Rp. 5000 and I hate waiting even for a day. I’d rather go to a physical store to get it so I can see it for myself and get it on the same day rather than buy it online, wait for it to arrive the next day or later, and maybe feel disappointed if it doesn’t match my expectations.

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Deloitte: Indonesia’s Internet Economy is Bigger than LNG and Electronic Exports

Recently we revealed and discussed about the behaviors of Indonesians online as well as the potential growth of the number of people using the Internet. We found out that the top five online activities by Indonesians involve social media and messaging and we also found out that there are roughly 50 million Indonesians online, a number which may double in less than five years given the current growth rate.

But what does that mean in terms of the economy? Does this affect businesses at all and if it does, how does it compare with other industries?

The Connected Archipelago is a report that was put together by Deloitte and addresses these questions by treating the Internet as a boring industry and measuring it in a traditional way. This isn’t as easy as it sounds. It’s shockingly hard.

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