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Introduction
I am U Zaw Min Aung and MD at Za Information Technology Company with Zaw Gyi Mart, an e-commerce platform, as a main business. In the past Za Information Technology serviced Web Hosting, Myanmar Live TV, a live streaming service, and web solution service. Now and in the future we will focus on Zaw Gyi Mart.

We first ran the company . . .
We started running the company in late November, 2012. It was licensed in January 2013, and Zaw Gyi Mart e-commerce platform launched on 21st May of that year.

Targeted Customers
We focused on having everyone start a business on self-manageable basis with a little investment. We are mainly for C2B (Customer to Business). International e-commerce activities are B2C, B2B. We focus on C2B because of our country’s and e-commerce status. But, to support C2B means to go B2C, B2B first. We hope a person with Kyat 50,000-100,000 capital would go marketing online. To facilitate it our side needs B2B. Marketing is possible only when wholesalers, manufactures are going online.

How to service an e-commerce platform user?
We service e-commerce platform user through technology only. We are out of actual marketing, buying or selling. (Firstly payment. After a sale by supplier we get him linked with all payment platforms, and he may use the one he likes. Secondly logistics, A business transaction has taken place online; distribution as after sales service remains. Earlier we used logistics companies; lately we are offering logistics service as we are coporated with Myanmar Post Office.
Our Zaw Gyi Mart is different than tradit-ional platforms. The e-commerce platform will expose the products properly to prospective customer, including stock. Secondly the price indication, for each and every product. The link to it is definitely specified and unchanged, and directly accessible for a purchase. Social networks like Facebook depend on sending a message only. They have no payment system, no logistics. Then unlike us, they are not secure. We are secure, offering both buyer protection and seller protection. It you do not receive goods after sending money, you will be refunded.

In what languages is Zaw Gyi Mart usable?
Currently it is usable in Myanmar, Shan, Mon and Rakhine languages, plus English. We will expand to Kachin, Kayah, Kayin and Chin as well. In the future, product description in a language of suppliers’ preference would be serviced.

Numbers of suppliers and monthly tran-sactions on Zaw Gyi Mart e-commerce platform?
There are 300-plus sellers only at present, and the rate of monthly transactions is difficult to calculate. Transactions could be four figure in some months. Transactions could rise in promotion periods, as happening in Thidingyut, Tazaungtaing, New Year, etc, Anyway every month has its own occasion. In fact online platform can accommodate a lot more sales; actual transactions are insignificant in number. We are just trying to educate the public in e-commerce advantages.

Status of Myanmar’s Online Shopping
Online shopping here could be considered as unstable yet at present. Buying through facebook and viber is likely being considered as online shopping. Then unscrupulous persons would deliver a product of different quality. With complaints growing, users tend to shun online shopping. Quality control and user awareness are necessary. In genuine e-com-merce, users enjoy rights and guarantees. When a person given to cheating has his facebook page closed after taking the payment there would be no-one buyer could complain to. Customer will likely shun online stopping for good. So the situation becomes much detrim-ental to genuine marketers.

Zaw Gyi Mart plans and e-commerce prospects
Zaw Gyi mart is now effecting government to business. It has enterprise package whose domain and front end accommodate customer. Back End features Zaw Gyi Mart’s e-commerce platform. Design is individual, but as a parallel all products are also on Zaw Gyi Mart Platform to be sold. Locally such a demand is insignificant yet. e-commerce is not strong enough. Manufactures are entirely selling offline. Now they are complaining about high Rental Fees, and are being enlightened. Later, with e-commerce as a major force the country’s economy could be much modified Why? Cost at this high are being incurred by Users. If Cost were to be reduced our country’s economy would take a different turn to some extent.

Za Information Technology Co Ltd

Founded
January, 2013

Product
www.zawgyimart.com
(e-commerce Platform)

Target Customer
– Business to Customer
– Business to Business
– Customer to Business

Facility
– Individual Sales, Retail,
Distributor, Wholesales,
Production & Manafacturing