Thais embrace online shopping

Business > Marketing

Published: 23 Oct 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: Business

Thailand ranks as the regional leader in online shopping, according to a survey by MasterCard Worldwide.

Some 93% of Thais surveyed said they planned to make a purchase online over the next six months, tied with China for first in the region. Korea was third at 84%, followed by Malaysia at 79%.

MasterCard surveyed 25 emerging markets from December to February. The Asia Pacific report included interviews with 7,373 respondents from 14 markets.

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franklin
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Discussion 2 : 26 Nov 2012 at 18.182
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Get serious! Thailand as regional leader in online shopping! Over the years I have done my fair share of purchases on line but recently countless online markets warn they can’t ship to Thailand. Some (clothing) items that come through are flagged and charged a customs amount greater than the cost of the item. Thailand certainly won’t allow an international level playing/purchasing field.
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I think this survey is very wrong. Thailand ranks very low and definitely not a leader. Top 5 leaders I would say are China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore / Malaysia.
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