Tumbasin Application Claims Business Growth, Help Market Merchants Sell Products Online

Entering the middle of 2020, the platform that directly connects consumers with traditional markets utilizes applications, kill, claims to have experienced significant business growth. The company currently claims to have 1000 daily users with 14 thousand active users.

The Tumbasin application for the last 6 months has also experienced an increase in the number of downloads by about 40 thousand times. During the pandemic, this increase was increasingly seen with the purchase of favorite products, namely the green vegetable category.

To DailySocial Tumbasin co-founder Muhammad Fuad Hasbi said his service helps traditional market traders to be able to sell online. The application work model makes the traditional market a center for taking finished goods, so it does not require a large warehouse for operational expansion.

"What we are doing is empowering traditional market traders using technology. Currently Tumbasin is present in 8 cities (Jakarta, Depok, Bekasi, South Tangerang, Semarang, Jogja, Malang, and Makassar). Our target is to reach 30 cities, so we can reach 500 markets that are included in the application in the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2021," said Fuad.

Currently, Tumbasin has established partnerships with 22 traditional markets. Discussed what are the advantages of Tumbasin compared to other similar platforms, Fuad emphasized that its services have three main things that become the main principles in running operations.

"We maintain that the merchants who work with us are competent traders, both in terms of the availability of goods and product quality, and measure the level of consumer loyalty to the Tumbasin application," said Fuad.

Focus on using the app

Currently in the Tumbasin platform has about 500 types of products in each market, from 700 traders who have joined. With quite a variety of choices, it is expected to increase the number of application users.

To attract the attention of more new consumers, Tumbasin also provides free shipping with a minimum spend of IDR 100 and a guarantee in case of damaged products. Tumbasin is also present to provide market options while at the same time bringing orders to market traders who have collaborated, with guaranteed product quality delivered.

"For delivery, we have collaborated with third parties, so the company focuses on maintaining the quality of the products ordered to traders," said Tumbasin CEO Bayu Mahendra Saubiq.

In 2020, Tumbasin also has plans to raise funds, if it finds suitable investors and has passion and the same vision and mission as the company.

"Our business model has been proven, because since the beginning until now we have operated in 8 cities, we have not used outside capital and have fully launched our business internationally. bootstrap, said Fuad.