Nishi Trading said the idea of an ‘online shop’ could have benefits for its customers and have contracted a marketing consultant to investigate the feasibility of a service people would access online.
Project Manager Jenny Nishi said: “Due to Covid, we’ve had to revisit our marketing strategies and employ a marketing consultant to assess the risks of opening an online store in New Zealand versus going directly to a buyer.”
“An online store based in Tonga is not feasible due to the lack of banking facilities and infrastructure.”
She added the company was also in the process of securing a direct to buyer market for its value added products : “It will improve the ways we can process additional product lines for our farmers from previously wasted produce.”
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