The first online shopping day, locally known as Black Friday ofVietnam, generated 154 billion VND (7.3 million USD) in revenue, up 2.48times compared to normal days, reported the Vietnam E-commerce andInformation Technology Agency (VEITA).

Held on the first Fridayof December, the online shopping day attracted 1,000 businesses offering3,226 discounted items, mostly hi-tech gadgets (41 percent), apparel(24 percent), and household appliances (17 percent), and Vietjet Air andJetstar airline fares (4 percent), head of VEITA Tran Huu Linh reportedat a ceremony reviewing the result of the event.

Its website www.onlinefriday.vn counted over 1.99 million hits, according to the VEITA.

NguyenThanh Hung, General Secretary of the Vietnam E-commerce Association,said payment methods such as cash-on-delivery and banking transfer werefavoured, corresponding to 72 percent and 13 percent of approval.E-payment system like e-wallet and internet banking made up 11 percentwhile mobile banking accounted for a paltry 2 percent.

As forthe quality of shipping service, Hung said a half of participatingsellers were unsatisfied, with 9 percent rating it poor.

However,payment service fared well with 62 percent responding positively.Twenty-seven percent rated it average and only 1 percent sayingpoorly.-VNA