Konga set to re-launch Pay On Delivery in August


Success Damian:

Konga, Nigeria’s leading e-commerce giant is set to relaunch Pay On Delivery (POD).
The latest service, the company stated in a press release, is billed to commence from August 1, 2018, beginning with customers in Lagos and would be extended to other states from September 1, 2018.

This is after effectively achieving same day delivery of approximately 97% of product orders in major cities in the last 30 days.

Confirming the development, Mr. Nick Imudia, CEO Online, disclosed that Payment On Delivery was suspended when erstwhile owners – Naspers and AB Kinnevik were in discussions before the acquisition of the business by the Zinox Group.

“We have taken our time to restructure, improve our technology and capacity in terms of our own staff and logistics to meet customers’ expectations. We have invested substantially in our logistics arm, K-Express culminating in the acquisition of new line-haul trucks, delivery vans and motor bikes to meet the commitments of not just POD, but also achieve a minimum of 85% same day delivery of major products categories by July, 2019, across the nation as mandated by the Board of Konga.

“Someone must make it happen, and we have decided to take the bull by the horns with new mega warehousing and storage facilities being opened across the country with best in class technologies,” he affirmed.

Mr. Imudia also stated that Konga, in line with its status as the biggest composite e-commerce company in Africa, is expanding its retail network as promised by the company’s Management, with a target of 100 stores before the end of 2019, but with a long-term ambition of achieving 774 stores by 2022.

“Effective August 1, 2018 and considering Nigeria’s deficient payment system, Konga customers have several payment and delivery options. This will go a long way to excite our customers and expand the numerous order fulfilment channels available to our customers.

“In addition to pre-payment and payment on delivery, you have the additional option of ordering online to pay and collect from the nearest Konga retail store. Our customers can also walk into any of our stores nationwide and with the help of our staff, order products we do not have in store, then pay and collect when it is delivered at the store or we deliver it at their door-steps.

At Konga, we consider the challenges of our market and simplify things for our customers. No other e- commerce company offers these delivery and payment options on the continent,” he concluded.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Camp commences with fanfare, trains young entrepreneurs on digital skills

Image
Success Damian: The camp, an annual programme designed to train youths, entrepreneurs, creative artists, writers, digital journalists and bloggers, among others, has kicked-off with fanfare, training young entrepreneurs on digital skills. The 2019 edition which was held in Lagos recently has the theme “Time” and has so much to learn and skills to acquire. Founder and Convener of the organization, Mike Ikenwa, said The Camp is an annual programme organized by the Bloomgist to bring youths, entrepreneurs, creative artists, writers, digital journalists and bloggers in one place to share, learn, network and find a way to assist each other in a creative and revolutionary projects and help one another develop great dreams. Speaking further he said the theme of the 2019 edition “is apt as it was designed to bring to the youths the need to act on time and the many benefits of keeping to time. According to him “As a young entrepreneur, you have many other things to do and many o...
Read more

Ericsson announces change in the Executive Team

Image
Success Damian: In a bid to reposition the company for excellence, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has announced a change in its management team. Accordingly Rafiah Ibrahim will leave her position as Senior Vice President and Head of Market Area Middle East & Africa and will take on a role as advisor to CEO Börje Ekholm. In a press release, the company stated further that Rafiah Ibrahim, who has held her current position since April 01, 2017, will assume her new role effective August 31, 2019. She will also leave the Ericsson Executive Team effective the same date. Börje Ekholm, President and CEO, says: "Rafiah has been a very important leader in our sales and delivery organization. In her latest assignment she successfully led the merger of two important markets, Middle East & Africa, increasing customer value and securing scale and efficiency as well as implementing a robust operational structure. In addition, Rafiah has built strong customer relationships across...
Read more

Our mission is to double profit margin for our prospective clients, Pearly Bleuwaters CEO

Image
With well-tailored IT solutions that are in line with current national vision for both large, medium and small scale enterprises through innovative technologies, Pearly Bleuwaters International Limited has shown capacity in propelling Nigerian Business clime to next level profitability. SUCCESS DAMIAN writes.    Nigeria is indeed yawning for ideas that would fill gaps in businesses and bring same to the part of profitability through innovative Information Technology driven initiatives. Chief Executive Officer of Pearly Bleuwaters International Limited, Victor Oshodi, stated that the mission of his company is ready to accomplish that dream, when he disclosed that his company is based on ensuring profit maximization of the clients.    “Our mission is to stand as a pillar to businesses globally by ensuring that our professionals allow organizations double their profit margin by providing the best in our line of service offerings for our prospective clients,...
Read more