Maturing eMarketplace
Bad: With the attack of foreign-owned (or with majority control) e-marketplaces spearheaded by Lazada since year 2012, it is difficult to see the next big local e-commerce setup since the home-grown Lelong. Besides, say if you want to build a cashback platform, ShopBack with vast resources stands right in your way.
Good: Having said that, there are still opportunities for e-commerce operators who focus on certain verticals, like Hermo on health & beauty, and so on. There are also some online merchants who made it big via e-marketplaces, and for the rest this could serve as a good learning (or failing) platform. Of course, with huge marketing fund educating and encouraging consumers to buy online, e-marketplaces play a very important role to our online shopping growth here.