CP launches Internet shopping, NATION
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Score: 100; The Nation (Thailand) ; KWANCHAI RUNGFAPAISARN; 09-30-1999 Size: 4K .
CHAROEN Pokphand Group has announced the launch of an online shopping system?to be operated by its payments service provider, Counter Service Co Ltd-enabling consumers to make direct orders and pick up products at 7-Eleven and other convenience stores and selected department stores near to their homes. This follows the lead by 7-Eleven stores in Japan, which last month started an online shopping service to cope with changing consumer behaviour by taking orders via the Internet. Phanu Limmanont, assistant vice president of Counter Service, said that Internet shopping was a new business pattern aimed at widening the network of counter-service outlets, particularly those located at 7-Eleven convenience stores. Counter Service currently has over 450 service outlets nationwide, of which 300 are at 7-Eleven stores. The remainder are located at allied outlets such as petrol-station convenience stores, for example Select and Star Mart, and major department stores. Via the website www.ecounterservice.com, consumers will from Oct 15 be able to order products such as music CDs and gift items listed in an Internet catalogue, as well as electronically booking tickets for concerts, shows and films from home. The product or ticket will then be delivered to the Counter Service outlet at the 7-Eleven store or allied outlet-including Lotus, Robinson and The Mall-near the buyer?s home for them to pick up and pay for. Phanu said that customers would be able to pick up the products or tickets within two days of making the Internet order. The company is also looking to provide a product-mailing service direct to the customer at home after electronic ordering. He said that Internet shopping should prove to be practical since 80 per cent of the total 600,000 Net accounts in the country are owned by students and such consumers prefer to buy small-value items, such as music albums and gift items, as well as booking cinema tickets via the Internet. Counter Service is currently cooperating with major business clients in the fields of credit cards, leasing, pagers and telecommunication services, as well as utilities, in order to link their websites and launch joint promotional campaigns on the Internet. Phanu added that the company had negotiated with major multiplex theatres-Entertain Golden Village and Major Cineplex-over packages to book and sell cinema tickets via Counter Service?s website. The company also plans to form alliances with at least two music production companies to become their exclusive distribution channel for newly-released albums. A customer buying an album via the Internet will get the product at least two weeks before it is launched at retail outlets. Phanu said that the company would also negotiate with the State Railway of Thailand to allow customers to make an online bookings for train tickets. Counter Service will develop real-time online services to facilitate Internet shopping and ticketing at around 400 outlets by next year. The firm, which will have a total of 500 outlets by the end of this year, yesterday signed a contract with Diners Club International for the provision of a credit-card payment service at its outlets. Counter Service expects to handle some five million bills this year for payment of public utilities such as electricity, water and telephone services, as well as non-utility services such as leasing and cable TV. The company also expects over six million transaction bills next year, with its total outlets increasing to 1,000.
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Thailand?s CP Group Launches Internet Shopping
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Score: 100; Newsbytes News Network ; ; 09-29-1999 Size: 4K . Thailand?s CP Group Launches Internet Shopping 09/29/99
BANGKOK, THAILAND, 1999 SEP 29 (NB) -- By Kwanchai Rungfapaisarn, The Nation. Charoen Pokphand Group has announced the launch of an online shopping system - to be operated by its payments service provider, Counter Service Co Ltd - enabling consumers to make direct orders and pick up products at 7-Eleven and other convenience stores and selected department stores near to their homes.
This follows the lead by 7-Eleven stores in Japan, which last month started an online shopping service to cope with changing consumer behavior by taking orders via the Internet.
Phanu Limmanont, assistant vice president of Counter Service, said that Internet shopping was a new business pattern aimed at widening the network of counter-service outlets, particularly those located at 7-Eleven convenience stores.
Counter Service currently has over 450 service outlets nationwide, of which 300 are at 7-Eleven stores. The remainder are located at allied outlets such as petrol-station convenience stores, for example Select and Star Mart, and major department stores.
Via the website, at ecounterservice.com , consumers will from October 15 be able to order products such as music CDs and gift items listed in an Internet catalogue, as well as electronically booking tickets for concerts, shows and films from home. The product or ticket will then be delivered to the Counter Service outlet at the 7-Eleven store or allied outlet - including Lotus, Robinson and The Mall - near the buyer?s home for them to pick up and pay for.
Phanu said that customers would be able to pick up the products or tickets within two days of making the Internet order. The company is also looking to provide a product-mailing service direct to the customer at home after electronic ordering.
He said that Internet shopping should prove to be practical since 80 per cent of the total 600,000 Net accounts in the country are owned by students and such consumers prefer to buy small-value items, such as music albums and gift items, as well as booking cinema tickets via the Internet.
Counter Service is currently cooperating with major business clients in the fields of credit cards, leasing, pagers and telecommunication services, as well as utilities, in order to link their websites and launch joint promotional campaigns on the Internet.
Phanu added that the company had negotiated with major multiplex theatres - Entertain Golden Village and Major Cineplex - over packages to book and sell cinema tickets via Counter Service?s Website.
The company also plans to form alliances with at least two music production companies to become their exclusive distribution channel for newly released albums. A customer buying an album via the Internet will get the product at least two weeks before it is launched at retail outlets.
Phanu said that the company would also negotiate with the State Railway of Thailand to allow customers to make online bookings for train tickets.
Counter Service will develop real-time online services to facilitate Internet shopping and ticketing at around 400 outlets by next year.
The firm, which will have a total of 500 outlets by the end of this year, yesterday signed a contract with Diners Club International for the provision of a credit-card payment service at its outlets.
Counter Service expects to handle some five million bills this year for payment of public utilities such as electricity, water and telephone services, as well as non-utility services such as leasing and cable TV. The company also expects over six million transaction bills next year, with its total outlets increasing to 1,000.
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