Source: Mothership
Although the annual Ramadan bazaar has been cancelled this year, online platforms have popped up as an alternative for bazaar vendors. But has it helped their business?
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Source: AsiaOne
The launch of several virtual Ramadan bazaars has thrown a much-needed lifeline to many home-based retailers who rely on Ramadan sales. The online bazaars allow businesses to list their contact details and goods on their sites, connecting them with customers at a time when face-to-face sales are no longer possible during the coronavirus pandemic.
Among these are platforms like B. Halal and Gobaza.sg, and BazaarRia, a platform jointly launched by DBS Bank and its client Mi Planets on Monday, which is already being used by over 800 merchants.
These platforms often help businesses set up their listings so that they can make the best use of what is available. Services are usually free, although on some platforms merchants can pay to secure a space for advertisements.
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Source: The Straits Times
The launch of several virtual Ramadan bazaars has thrown a much-needed lifeline to many home-based retailers who rely on Ramadan sales. The online bazaars allow businesses to list their contact details and goods on their sites, connecting them with customers at a time when face-to-face sales are no longer possible during the coronavirus pandemic.
Among these are platforms like B. Halal and Gobaza.sg, and BazaarRia, a platform jointly launched by DBS Bank and its client Mi Planets on Monday, which is already being used by over 800 merchants.
These platforms often help businesses set up their listings so that they can make the best use of what is available. Services are usually free, although on some platforms merchants can pay to secure a space for advertisements.
Read full coverage here.
Source: Yahoo! Lifestyle
The birth of the online Ramadan Bazaar
The solution seems simple enough—at least for merchants who are already familiar with the world of e-commerce, either as a buyer, but even more so as a seller. Having first-hand knowledge about selling goods off a digital platform removes the dreaded barrier of entry for shop owners and forces them to rethink a business strategy that could effectively replace the physicality of the traditional face-to-face transaction.
“Most have never been on an e-platform before and naturally had their reservations,” Mustaffa Shah elaborated when asked about the biggest concerns merchants had about coming on-board as an e-retailer to his online marketplace, B. Halal. “Most of them are also home-based businesses who were worried they might run afoul of the law.”
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Source: Berita Harian
Bagi ramai orang Melayu/ Islam di sini, lawatan ke bazar merupakan perkara ‘wajib’ bagi menyambut ketibaan Aidilfitri.
Dari baju kurung sedondon, kuih-muih, sampul duit hinggalah membuat inai, membeli songkok, capal dan langsir, bazar Raya merupakan tempat kunjungan bagi mendapatkan segala keperluan menjelang Lebaran.
Namun, seperti banyak perkara lain tahun ini, kebiasaan tersebut terpaksa diubah, dengan norma baru mengambil alih.
Dek wabak Covid-19 yang tidak membolehkan pengumpulan orang ramai, ditambah dengan langkah pemutus litar yang diperkenal, bazar Raya ditiadakan tahun ini.
Bazar ‘online’ pula mengambil alih.
Para peniaga memilih memasarkan produk masing-masing secara dalam talian di platform perniagaan, langkah yang tidak berleluasa sebelum ini.
Penganjur bazar-bazar dalam talian yang dihubungi akhbar ini berkata sambutan yang diterima sangat menggalakkan.
“Dari kita mulakan, sambutannya baik, alhamdulillah. B Halal Bazaar Show dapat menarik pelbagai lapisan masyarakat, Muslim dan bukan Muslim sekali,” ujar ketua pegawai operasi B Halal, Encik Hamdan Razali.
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Source: Berita Harian
BADAN-BADAN Melayu Islam Singapura kini lebih kreatif dalam mendekati masyarakat, bukan sahaja untuk mengumpul dana tetapi juga dalam menjalankan program dan menyampaikan ceramah pendek menerusi dalam talian, di tengah-tengah tempoh pemutus rantaian jangkitan sekarang.
Selain daripada sekadar memuat naik klip video ceramah pendek di akaun Facebook sendiri, Persatuan Muhammadiyah, misalnya telah memanfaatkan platform luar seperti B. Halal untuk mengetengahkan program dan usaha sedang dijalankan kepada lebih ramai warga.
Kata Pengurus Perhubungan Korporat dan Sumber Persatuan Muhammadiyah, Encik Mohamad Eznillah Razali:
“Jika tujuan kami ialah mendekati masyarakat agar lebih ramai anggota masyarakat dapat meraih manfaat daripada perkongsian kita dan khidmat dijalankan, maka kita tidak boleh sekadar mengharapkan platform kita sahaja.
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Source: Berita Mediacorp
Menghidupkan semula semangat Bazar Hari Raya dan juga kemeriahannya.
Bukan setakat itu saja, riuh-rendah suasana lelong dan tawar-menawar juga akan dapat dirasakan dalam ruang tamu anda.
Konsep bagi menyemarakkan suasana menjelang Lebaran ini diperkenalkan di tengah-tengah langkah pemutus rantaian jangkitan COVID-19 yang sedang dikuatkuasakan sekarang.
Selama kira-kira 5 jam setiap hujung minggu, 3 selebriti ini – Aaron Aziz, Sheikh Haikel dan Anna Belle Francis ke “udara” sebagai hos Bazar B.Halal.
Bazar kendalian Enniche Events itu disiarkan secara langsung melalui Facebook dan juga YouTube.
Sila baca https://berita.mediacorp.sg/mobilem/eksklusif/corona-outbreak/aaron-aziz-sheikh-haikel-anna-belle-francis-bawa-bazar-raya-maya/4443634.html
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Source: One FM 91.3
What would you have eaten this weekend if the CB was over and we chat to Sheikh Haikel about B. Halal: a halal marketplace / bazaar show.
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Source: CNA938
You may not be able to soak up the festive atmosphere at the Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar this year, but you can still get your hands on Ramadan goodies thanks to B. Halal, a virtual marketplace for Hari Raya-centric businesses.
Muhammad Al-khatib, CEO and Founder of B. Halal, and Marc Lim, CEO of S-Lite Group, told us why they set up this platform.
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Source: Berita Harian
SEPERTI ramai warga Melayu/Islam yang lain, bazar Ramadan di Geylang Serai mempunyai tempat istimewa dalam hati selebriti Sheikh Haikel.
Lantaran itu, berita bahawa bazar akan ditaidakan tahun ini merupakan satu kekecewaan besar bagi penghibur 44 tahan itu.
Meskipun sukar untuk … pengalaman di bazar fizikal ke dalam talian, Sheikh Haikel yang menguruskan beberapa bisnes makanan seperti FatPapas Burgers dan restoran Wakuwaku Yakiniku memberitahu akhbar The Straits Times bahawa menyadiakan rancangan hiburan interaktif secara daripada platform perniagaan dalam talian – B. Halal – merupakan solusi terbaik.
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