Shopee Birthday Bash, Deals and Social Media Contests

It was a night of food and entertainment at Shopee's 2nd birthday at Hilton Hotel, Petaling Jaya. 

Ian Ho (何子翔), Regional Managing Director of Shopee Malaysia at the Shopee Birthday

Shopee, celebrates its second birthday bash after seeing about 80 million downloads across the region, and over 180 million active listings by more than 4 million sellers. There are about 5,000 leading brands and distributors and the Shopee team has over 2,500 employees.

Ian Ho, Regional Managing Director of Shopee, said “Shopee has undergone tremendous transformation since we first launch, providing a fuss-free and convenient online shopping experience for buyers, or offering a reliable and secure platform for brands and budding entrepreneurs to expand their online presence. Shopee also strives to continue improving the lives of the region’s consumers and businesses with technology,”  

Shopee Malaysia sees some key milestones in year 2017 such as:

●       Annualized Gross Merchandize Value (GMV) of more than USD 5 billion

●       Over 5 million app downloads

● Over 200,000 sellers and brands, including established brands like Shojikiya, Pets Wonderland, OnePlus, Pureen, Lovely Lace, and Mentholatum. This is in line with the Malaysian government’s effort to grow the digital economy, which is projected to contribute 20% of Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020.

●       Launch of Shopee Mall, a premium online shopping portal, featuring over 100,000 products sold exclusively by leading brands and distributors. This initiative has received significant traction, with many leading brands selecting Shopee as the platform of choice to boost their online presence.

●    Continued success of Shopee University, a series of tutorials to aid local entrepreneurs and businesses succeed in the e-commerce environment, which saw more than 4,000 participants across 10 states.

(From left to right) Lee Jing Huan (李靖桓), Senior Promotion Executive, Pureen Malaysia, Elie Lim Thiam Hui, E-commerce Manager, Mentholatum, Elaine Tan, Commercial Manager, Yadah Malaysia, Syaful Izwan Mohamed, Head, Fuel Marketing, Marketing Department, Retail Business Division, Petronas, Ian Ho (何子翔), Regional Managing Director Shopee Malaysia, Tay Gim Soon, Group Chief Operating Officer, PayNet, How Lih Ren (侯立人), Head of iTelco, Digi, William Tan (陈育进), Sales Director, Brightstar Distribution (OnePlus), Ameeer Shahzman, Executive, Partners Management, B Infinite, and Andy Chin (陈冠桂), Head of Marketing, M.R D.I.Y. Malaysia.

 Shopee partners with giants like PETRONAS and MYDIN and this is their comment: Aadrin Azly, PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad’s Head of Retail Business. “Our partnership with Shopee has enabled us to successfully expand our online brand presence and reach out to a greater base of consumers. We congratulate them on their 2nd anniversary and look forward to another fruitful year of partnership”.

Malik Murad Ali, IT Director, MYDIN Malaysia. said that MYDIN sees e-commerce as an important business channel and are fortunate to work with Shopee to provide customers across nation with great savings for both food and non-food items.

Andy Chin, Head of Marketing, MR.DIY and  How Lih Ren, Digi’s Head of iTelco.

also commented on the ease of Shopee e-commerce platform.

The highlight of performance is world's funniest man, our very own Malaysian, Harith Iskander. I enjoyed your show very much, Mr. Harith Iskander!

There are booths by Photobook Malaysia, Puffprints and Yadah which offers a range of botanical skincare that gently guards your skin against external environmental aggressors.

 Oh yes, guests can have hands-on icing decorations on the cupcakes given by Shopee!

Hmm... spinning wheel, are you feeling lucky today? Well, I am lucky enough to get a big Shopee umbrella from this spinning wheel ^-^.

As part of its birthday celebration, Shopee will be holding a birthday sale from 1 to 14 December, featuring massive promotions across over 6 million products. Shoppers can look forward to Shocking Sale flash deals, Upsized Mall Highlights, 12.12 Mega Deals, and many more exciting highlights. 

There are lots of attractive prizes will also be up for grabs, including over RM500,000 worth of Beat the Clock vouchers, a trip for two to Honolulu worth RM15,000, and an iPhone X worth RM5,500. Official partners, including Maybank, CIMB, Public Bank, RHB, Ambank, Citibank, Petronas, Digi, Maxis, B Infinite, FPX, and Photobook, will also be joining the celebration with their own exclusive promotions for Shopee users.

 Download Shopee app for free via the App Store or Google Play.

“2017 has been a great year for Shopee and we would like to thank our customers, sellers, and partners for their continuous support. Moving forward, we will continue to focus on innovating our platform and diversifying our product assortment. We remain committed to helping brands and local entrepreneurs grow and continuously strive to push the boundaries of e-commerce to become the leading online shopping destination of choice in the region,” closed Ho.

For Social Media Contest: 

1. Shopee will launch a Birthday Frame Facebook Contest from 21 November to 12 December 2017. Users stand to win grand prize of an iPad mini 4 worth RM1,899 and 500,000 Shopee coins by uploading Shopee's Birthday Facebook Frame on their own Facebook pages. 

2. Users can snap and share their Shopee purchases on Instagram, and one lucky winner will be selected each for a cash giveaway of RM500 as part of Shopee's Snap & Win contest from 21 November to 22 December 2017.

Join us in celebrating Shopee’s Birthday. For more information, visit www.shopee.com.my/birthday.

Download the Shopee app for free via the App Store or Google Play.

For more info, 

Visit: www.shopee.com.my/birthday. 

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