Supersports and AIS 5G have jointly developed "Supersports V-Store," a sporting goods store located in AIS 5G's virtual V-AVENUE.CO shopping mall. The two-floor virtual "Supersports V-Store" showcases the best of Supersports brands and offers more than 13 categories of sporting products, including running footwear and apparel, football, exercise, swimming, cycling, golf, and outdoor activities from top-notch brands such as Nike, Adidas, FILA, New Balance, Skechers, Crocs, Speedo, Umbro, K-Swiss, Ellesse, Titleist, Puma and Under Armour. The store creates a virtual shopping experience that rivals being in-store.
Tony Morton, President of CRC Sporting Co., Ltd., under Central Retail, shared the inspirations behind the move - "The online shopping world is growing at a rapid pace and shows no signs of slowing down. Improved digital technology is creating a retail world beyond space and time. But no matter how quickly changes happen, the most important thing in operating Supersports' business is customer centricity, and developing channels to connect with customers and meet their preferences. We started by extending our distribution channel online via our website. Then, we linked the offline to the online world with an omni-channel marketing strategy, which is a shopping platform that allows customers to have a seamless experience across all platforms. We are always looking at new ways to connect with our customers. Additionally, we recently stepped into the virtual world partnering with AIS and V-Avenue to create the ultimate Virtual Sports Shopping experience with the launch of Supersports V-Store."
At Supersports V-Store, customers can enjoy the authenticity of shopping in a physical retail store. Supersports set up a prototype virtual shop using the space design of its Supersports stores located at Rama II, Phuket and Sriracha, with a design that recreates the atmosphere, experience, and convenience of physical stores to deliver the most enjoyable online shopping experience possible.
This expansion into the virtual world underscores how Supersports prioritizes using technology to drive its retail business without limits, empowering its virtual store to provide an additional and unique shopping experience which is meant to enhance online shopping at the Supersports website. In fact, Supersports is responding directly to customer behavior and an increased interest in and growing appetite for online shopping.It is also addressing those who are unable to visit a store but still want to enjoy a similar shopping experience.
Surges in online purchases take place every day between 6:00 pm and midnight. Data on shopping behavior among Supersports customers found that the proportion of consumers buying sporting equipment after 6:00 PM via online channels accounted for one-third of total sales. In 2020, the 6:00 PM to midnight period accounted for 33.5% of online sales, growing further into 2021 and accounting for 37.8%.
Customers can now shop for a complete range of sporting equipment and apparel at https://vavenue.co/TH/SUPERSPORTS in a virtual shopping mall from anywhere, at any time. AIS and AIS Fiber customers will receive an exclusive 250 baht discount when making a 2,500 baht purchase at Supersports from today until December 17, 2021..
Source: ABM Connect