BEIJING – The online sales in Pakistan have increased significantly and ifPakistan pursues the development of logistics service and instant deliveryservice, it will create 78,000 jobs.
The traditional offline sales around the world have been seriously affecteddue to the outbreak of COVID-19. The online sales have been developingrapidly, and as far as I know, online sales in Pakistan have also increasedsignificantly.
“If Pakistan pursues the development of logistics service and instantdelivery service, and reaches the level of China, it will create 780,000employment opportunities for Pakistanis according to the proportion ofpopulation. The number may grow to 1.56 million in the future,” ChengXizhong, visiting professor at Southwest University of Political Scienceand Law said in his article published by China Economic Net here on Tuesday.
Small and medium-sized enterprises are now facing great difficulties due tothe pandemic, but various online sales platforms have provided them withnew opportunities.
More and more companies of clothing, shoes and hats, electronic products,frozen food, etc. have begun to sell their products on online platforms.
Online sales have become an important business mode during the pandemicperiod, and will also become the future development trend of business.
From January to April this year, the total retail sales of social consumergoods in China increased by 6.1 percent over the same period of last year.It is estimated that domestic consumption in China will increase further inthe next few months of this year. We would like to share China’s experiencewith Pakistani friends.
He believed that the development of e-commerce needs strong support from atleast two industries: the mobile communication technology and the logisticsservice. Now, no matter in urban or rural areas, e-commerce, logisticsservice and mobile communication are highly developed in China. We may stayindoors and buy whatever we need through online platforms.
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In Pakistan, e-commerce is developing rapidly, but mobile communication andlogistics service may be a little behind as some people in rural areas maynot have mobile phones.
There is also a conceptual problem. As far as I know, some Pakistanis stilllike to go shopping in department stores and pay cash, which is consideredas a kind of enjoyment. But in the current pandemic period, it would bebetter not to go out.
In addition, the development of logistics service industry can also createa large number of employment opportunities. Now, the number of employees inChina’s logistics service industry is more than 5 million, and it may reach10 million in the next few years.
Therefore, if Pakistan pursues the development of logistics service andinstant delivery service, and reaches the level of China, it will create780,000 employment opportunities for Pakistanis according to the proportionof population. The number may grow to 1.56 million in the future.
In conclusion, from the perspective of consumptive habits, online shoppinghas become the dominant trend; from the perspective of business strategy,sellers hope to have multiple modes of “offline + online” and “foreigntrade + domestic consumption”; from the perspective of industries andenterprises, it is urgent for them to realize informatization anddigitalization through industrial transformation and upgrading.
To expand domestic demand and consumption is conducive to recovery ofeconomic development under the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
