Pakistan is new to eCommerce. It doesn’t have online payment gateway system yet. However, online stores have already been established and are working glamorously across Pakistan. In fact, they are quite famous among people as their Alexa ranking status suggests.
Though many online stores have been established yet not all of them are reliable.
Here Point Raiser analyzes the ranking of top Pakistani online stores and provides suggestions based on the store’s reliability.
So, let’s start.
1. Daraz.pk:
Alexa rank in Pakistan: 97
Type of trade: Dresses, Shoes, Jewelry
Payment method: Credit card, pay on delivery
Daraz.pk is the first website in Pakistan that provides dresses to all Pakistanis living across the country. Yes, you can buy by just going to the website and placing your order online.
Based on international dressing websites model daraz.pk got famous due to Google adwords and facebook ads. But to keep the fame one needs to practice the four P’s. So, Daraz.pk is providing all dresses at amazingly affordable rates and also carrying on sales discounts.
2. Kaymu.pk
Alexa rank in Pakistan: 141
Type of trade: Electronics, gadgets, Mobile phones and Computer systems, toys, fitness, jewelry and books
Payment method: Credit card, pay on delivery
Kaymu is one of the top ranking websites in Pakistan that are selling all types of products online. Just like symbios.pk which is based on Flipcart model. Kaymu is based on Ebay model. Just like Ebay you can sell your own products online to other Pakistanis through Kaymu.pk
The product line is same as symbios.pk except for the addition of one more product range and that is ebooks.
3. Shophive.com:
Alexa rank in Pakistan: 201
Type of trade: Electronics, gadgets, Mobile phones and Computer systems
Payment method: Credit card, pay on delivery
Shophive.com is another website that has been providing electronic items online. The website is based on Amazon version however lacks an online payment gateway for Pakistani market.
The website has a range of products from mobile phones to tablet computers to electronic items.
Shophive.com usually charges a small amount for delivering its products though the prices resonate with the delivery charges as they are quite affordable.
4. Symbios.pk:
Alexa rank in Pakistan: 234
Type of trade: Electronics, gadgets, Mobile phones and Computer systems, toys, sports and health care
Payment method: Credit card, pay on delivery
Symbios.pk online store deals in almos all kinds of goods. The website features mobiles, tablets, computers and electronic items like other websites but apart from that it has toys, fitness and health care items. Symbios has also the same payment method as cash on delivery.
The best part about symbios.pk is that it is known for its reach in hard to reach places like Hunza, Thatta and Badin.
5. Homeshopping.pk
Alexa rank in Pakistan: 245
Type of trade: Electronics, gadgets, Mobile phones and Computer systems
Payment method: Credit card, pay on delivery
Homeshopping.pk is another amazing online shopping portal in Pakistan where users can place orders of all kinds for buying. Usually the homeshopping team places daily deals for users. Apart from that they also provide users the opportunity to directly buy from Amazon and Ebay. As most Pakistanis do not have accounts on Paypal or Skrill the website allows users to pick products from ebay and they will buy it for them.
Homeshopping is a compound website where users can find product range between electronics, mobiles, tablets, computers, clothing and other products.
Best thing about homeshopping.pk is that they have their own warehouse that is why they deliver products on time.
A better solution?
Though all these online shops are on top. However, the lack of online payment gateway in Pakistan is restricting the Pakistani public to utilize the full power of eCommerce.
What needs to be done is to establish the online payment gateway as soon as possible. HBL bank and Telenor are doing some stuff in this regard lets say how soon they will bring that to the market.
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