Kazakhstan's residents made record amount of online purchases with Kaspi.kz

14.05.20 11:38
/KASE, May 14, 2020/ – Kaspi.kz (Almaty), whose shares are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press release of May 14, 2020: quote Kazakhstan's residents made record amount of online purchases with Kaspi.kz Since the beginning of the year, residents of 54 cities of Kazakhstan made more than 900 thousand orders for KZT69 bn through the largest e-commerce platform Kaspi.kz Almaty, Kazakhstan – May 14, 2020 – Kaspi.kz today announced the results of the Store's operation on Kaspi.kz for the first 4 months of 2020. From January 1 to April 30, 2020, the amount of orders reached a record KZT69 bn, increasing more than twice YoY. The store on Kaspi.kz is the largest e-commerce platform in Kazakhstan, through which partners sell a broad variety of products online, and Kazakhstan's residents make bargain purchases with delivery across Kazakhstan. Most partners of Kaspi.kz are small and medium-sized businesses. Mikhail Lomtadze, head of Kaspi.kz, commented: "We are developing the Store on Kaspi.kz to make online shopping cheaper and more convenient. Our team is constantly expanding the assortment, adding new partners and expanding the delivery service to the whole country. Since the beginning of the year, residents of 54 cities of Kazakhstan made more than 900 thousand orders for KZT69 bn. The number of orders increased by 116%, or more than twice YoY. In the second half of April, we delivered orders free of charge at our own expense, which became especially important during the quarantine and state of emergency. In April we also made online purchases even cheaper and presented our dear customers with 10% bonuses from each purchase with Kaspi Gold and Kaspi Red". "In conditions of the pandemic and high risk of the spread of the virus, online shopping with delivery is not only convenient and necessary for many families in Kazakhstan, but also helps our partners secure sales and jobs. Our team, with the support of the State commission of the President for emergency situations and jointly with operational headquarters of akimdiks, partners and courier services made every possible effort to organize the delivery services and enable residents of Kazakhstan to make safe purchases online from home. On behalf of our team and our dear customers, thanks to everyone who helped organize online purchases with delivery in every city and countrywide," added Mikhail Lomtadze. unquote The complete press release is available on – https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KSPI/kspi_reliz_140520_1.pdf [2020-05-14]