Business Summary & Achievements
 E-Commerce

PChome Online was established in 1998 with paid-up capital of 54 billion NT dollars. It is the leading Internet service company in Taiwan, providing a comprehensive portfolio of network-related services including e-commerce, portal, and telecommunications.

PChome Online has officially launched the e-commerce business in 2000, starting by introducing PChome Online Shopping, a B2C online shopping platform. The business grew exponentially. According to the survey released by Market Intelligence Center in January 2006, PChome Online Shopping has attained a market share of 23%, and is now the largest online shopping mall in Taiwan. From a market/product segmentation perspective, PChome Online launched different malls such as PChome Software Shopping, PChome Female Shopping, and PChome Online Bookstore to cater to the demands of different target audiences. Now there are over 510,000 different products featured on the platform, and the monthly sales has exceeded 450 million NT dollars.

PChome Online, based on its expertise in e-commerce, has expanded to C2C platform by launching PChome Auction in March 2005, and introduced PChome Store at the end of the year to offer franchise opportunities to online buyers and sellers to build up the largest and the most comprehensive online market in Taiwan.

In June 2006, PChome Online announced a joint venture with eBay in building a new online auction company. A joint-sponsored website that incorporates the global auction expertise of eBay and the local e-commerce experience of PChome will be launched by the two companies and provide a new online auction experience for buyers and sellers in Taiwan.

Milestones of PChome Online Shopping
2000 Best E-commerce Award of the 1st E-Oscar hosted by Secure Online Shopping Association
2001 Best E-commerce Bronze Award of Click Awards
2002 Top Quality Award of the e21 Golden Network Award by MOEA
2002 Best E-Commerce Golden Award of Click Awards
2003 Best E-Commerce Golden Award of Click Awards
‧ Based on the survey by InsideXploer Limited in June 2003, PChome Online Shopping is the No.1 online shopping website in Taiwan.
2003 Awarded by Secure Online Shopping Association (SOSA) as the Quality Online Store.
September 2003 The monthly sales has exceeded 100 million NT dollars.
October 2004 The monthly sales has exceeded 200 million NT dollars.
March 2005 The monthly sales has exceeded 300 million NT dollars with the headcounts of shoppers over 3 million.
November 2005 The monthly sales has exceeded 400 million NT dollars.
2005 Gold Award of the e21 Golden Network Award by MOEA
July 2006 The headcount of shoppers exceeded 6 million.
2006 Best E-Commerce Silver Award of Click Awards
January 2007 Grand launch of first 24-hour delivery service in the world
November 2007 The monthly sales of 24-hour delivery service has exceeded NTD 100 million.
January 2008 The monthly sales of 24-hour delivery service has exceeded NTD 200 million.
May 2008 The 24-hour delivery service has been extended to all the counties in Taiwan.

 


Innovative Services of PChome Online
Online magazine subscription platform
ATM 1 to 1 wire transfer
Online installment payments
Donated invoices to charity groups online
Partnered with major physical distributor Synnex
Exclusive online sale of MP3 player
Online coupon
Online cash bonus
Confirm order with text messages
Online automatic purchase return
E-invoice
Credit card bonus discount
24-hour delivery service
Offering 24-hour cell phone delivery service with ASUS