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Brazil's Small Businesses Drive E-Commerce Boom As Digital Payments Reshape Retail
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Brazil's small businesses have seen huge growth in online sales over the last five years. According to the Brazilian government and the Central Bank, small and medium companies increased their online sales by more than 1,200% from 2019 to 2024.
This means they went from selling about $900 million online in 2019 to nearly $12 billion in 2024. This rapid change shows how much shopping habits in Brazil have shifted.
The COVID-19 pandemic started this change. When stores closed and people stayed home, many small businesses had to start selling online to survive.
At the same time, millions of Brazilians began shopping on the internet for the first time. By 2024, more than 100 million people in Brazil had bought something online. A big help for small businesses was Pix, a digital payment system launched by Brazil's Central Bank in 2020.
Pix made it simple and cheap for people to pay online or in stores using their phones. By 2023, Pix became the most popular way to pay in Brazil, even more common than credit cards.
Most people now shop online using their phones. Social media apps like Instagram and WhatsApp have become important for selling products, especially to younger buyers. Small business owners use these apps to show their products and talk directly to customers.
Even with this progress, there are still problems. Delivering goods can be slow and expensive, especially outside big cities. Taxes and rules for businesses are also complicated.
Local sellers worry about competition from foreign online stores, which sometimes get tax breaks. Still, online shopping now makes up about 16% of all retail sales in Brazil.
This rate is similar to that in the United States. The Southeast region, home to cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, leads the country in online sales.
This means they went from selling about $900 million online in 2019 to nearly $12 billion in 2024. This rapid change shows how much shopping habits in Brazil have shifted.
The COVID-19 pandemic started this change. When stores closed and people stayed home, many small businesses had to start selling online to survive.
At the same time, millions of Brazilians began shopping on the internet for the first time. By 2024, more than 100 million people in Brazil had bought something online. A big help for small businesses was Pix, a digital payment system launched by Brazil's Central Bank in 2020.
Pix made it simple and cheap for people to pay online or in stores using their phones. By 2023, Pix became the most popular way to pay in Brazil, even more common than credit cards.
Most people now shop online using their phones. Social media apps like Instagram and WhatsApp have become important for selling products, especially to younger buyers. Small business owners use these apps to show their products and talk directly to customers.
Even with this progress, there are still problems. Delivering goods can be slow and expensive, especially outside big cities. Taxes and rules for businesses are also complicated.
Local sellers worry about competition from foreign online stores, which sometimes get tax breaks. Still, online shopping now makes up about 16% of all retail sales in Brazil.
This rate is similar to that in the United States. The Southeast region, home to cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, leads the country in online sales.
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