E-commerce boost for Kelantan bazaar traders

KOTA BARU: Concerned with the plight of traders affected by the cancellation of Ramadan bazaars in Kelantan, the Odajer.com website has come forward to offer 10,000 free retail slots worth more than RM20mil.

Its founder Muhammad Amar Mirza Ab Kadir Jailani, 27, said that previously, every trader registered through the website would be charged RM2,497 for each account.

He said traders could sign up for free at Odajer.com beginning today, on a first come first served basis.

“In view of the impact caused by the Covid19 pandemic, I have taken the initiative to provide free slots to 10,000 people in the state, especially Ramadan bazaar traders, to do online business through the system.

“I also sympathise with the plight of the bazaar traders as some of them had to suffer losses amounting to tens of thousands of ringgit following the cancellation of the Ramadan bazaar this year,” he told a press conference here yesterday.

Muhammad Amar said customers could order food online through the website without any hidden charges.

“There are no extra charges for any order and the delivery charge will be determined by the traders without the intervention of Odajer.com.

“In fact, the system uses platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube to facilitate e-commerce and also provides tutorial videos on features in the Odajer.com system,” he added.

He said free online marketing classes were also provided to help traders digitalise their business.

Odajer.com was developed over a year ago and now has around 200 account holders who have registered for a fee.