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.
"Citi Bank also agrees that the practice of online buying is increasing. Of all the transactions made by credit card reported by the institution, 5% are made on websites", reports Elsalvador.com
The most acquired products are electronic accessories, tablets, game consoles, MP3 players, and video games, among others, followed by clothing, shoes and jewelry.
Source: elsalvador.com
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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".
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 billion, 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.
July 2009
From January to June, packages brought in by courier companies increased 20% when compared to the same period of 2008.
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".
April 2012
The National Bank of Costa Rica has announced an agreement with PayPal so that their corporate clients can receive payments in their accounts from online sales.
The Banco Nacional (BN) and the online payment firm Pay Pal will announce today, Thursday April 26th, an alliance to facilitate online sales, customers can pay using an internationally recognized system and companies can receive money easily.
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