Samoans overseas

Samoans overseas buy groceries online for families back home during COVID 19 emergency

He says the coronavirus pandemic has seen his business increase with Samoans, especially those living overseas, from Australia to Alaska, putting in orders for groceries, to lend a hand to their to friends and family back home.

Online shopping like Mr Scanlon's business is still relatively new to Samoa.

A UN report in 2017 noted that internet connections were still unreliable and expensive, and it found that many Samoans were reluctant to trust online payments.