In the first half of 2009, some 50.000 people made Internet purchases. The most popular items were MP3 music players, computers, and mobile phones.
Hassel Fallas writes in the Nacion web site: "Most online purchases are brought into the country by two companies: Aerocasillas (40.000 members) and JetBox (10.000) ... 'This hype in e-commerce is caused by the economic recession, which has forced US online retailers to come with better offers to capture more customers', explained Jeffrey Duchesneau, General Manager of Aerocasillas".
Source: Nacion.com
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November 2011
Courier companies project a growth of 35% in packages shipped by the end of year compared to 2010.
Jonathan Beltran, Aerocasillas’ marketing manager, said the company recorded an average flow of 4,000 packages per month between January and October (considered low season) and for the months of November and December (considered high season) , they project an average of 8,000 per month.
May 2012
The change in the way that consumers relate to companies that provide services and products is deepening.
E-commerce in Latin America grew by 42.8% between 2010 and 2011, generating an expenditure of $43,000 million, which is double the sales in 2009, according to a survey on Electronic Commerce in Latin America conducted by AméricaEconomía Intelligence, and commissioned by Visa.
February 2010
In 2009, Guatemalans bought $8 million online, a 10% increase when compared to 2008.
The most sought after items were technological devices, e-books, magazines, books, CDs, DVDs and clothing.
Jorge Gómez, CEO of Trans Express told Prensalibre.com: “A couple of years ago, consumers used to make one or two online purchases each year. They now buy 10 to 15 times more”.
August 2009
The most sought for articles are technology items, among them computers, mobile phones and music players.
Jonathan Beltrán, customer service manager at Aerocasillas, remarked that purchases have increased 200% in the past three months.
Randall Chaverri, marketing manager at TransExpress, said in an Elsalvador.com article that "we currently have 35.000 customers in El Salvador who confidently make many internet transactions".
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