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Friday, 12 June 2015

Yudala Sets To Launch Online Shopping and Retail Stores In Nigeria

I was one of the few Nigerian bloggers invited to the business meeting with the founders of Yudala. After the event, I shared some Yudala photos on Twitter and Facebook and since then, alot of my friends have been asking me what Yudala is all about.










So, What is Yudala?



Yudala is simply a Nigerian e-commerce startup that is set to rival the likes of Konga, Jumia in Nigeria and beyond with the concrete ambition of becoming the market leader in trade and commerce on the continent. 

With its headquarters in Nigeria, Yudala Limited is ready to carve a niche for itself by being the first organization to combine an online shopping platform with retail stores located in major cities across the country, with further expansion into other major African capitals.






Yudala Office in Nigeria







At Yudala stores (online and offline), you will be able to buy ICT products as well as lifestyle and healthy living goods from the biggest and most renowned brands. Also, the online platform will offer a suite of customer-friendly payment options including pre-paid and payment-on-delivery choices.

According to the management, with Yudala, there will be no imitations or grey products as every item purchased off its online or offline platform will come with a certified guarantee. More importantly, the Yudala Management will take responsibility for all products purchased from and delivered by Yudala.

Yudala plans to reach every nook and cranny of the country with a targeted total of 512 shops in Nigeria’s local government councils within three years. With a mandate to launch 150 Stores in the first 18 months of operations, the company wants to make sure that no region is left out in the high quality experience that Yudala stands to offer.

At the business meeting, the company’s management revealed that Yudala will roll out four Experience and Smart stores in Lagos (The Palms, Lekki; Medical Road, Ikeja; Idowu Martins, Victoria Island and Gbagada) in the first week of July, while ensuring a nationwide spread in little time with the addition of a new store every other week in major capitals in the country and all over Africa.

Yudala is led by the trio of Stanley Uzoechina, Prince Nnamdi Ekeh and Tunde Kehinde.




Yudala owners





The Retail Arm is anchored by Stanley, a foremost manager and industry expert with years of outstanding experience while Prince Nnamdi, serial entrepreneur and online enthusiast will drive the online business, with Tunde Kehinde, one of the founding CEOs of Jumia Nigeria functioning as a non-executive Director.

Friday, 1 August 2014

Online Shopping in Nigeria: My Experience So Far


shop online in Nigeria





Going back 3 years ago, we barely had a site for online shopping in Nigeria. For the few that could and knew, made use of the likes of eBay, Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg and so on. A long list, I must say.



Fast forward 2014, there are so many of them. Everyone is becoming a CEO and investors are swarming the Nigeria tech ecosystem.





I'm very sure you enjoy the new trend of sitting in the comfort of your home, checking Facebook timeline and getting to see that fantastic ad on a shoe you have always checked on Zara’s website at a slashed price in Nigeria. You navigate to the page, checkout with your card; like magic, it is delivered to your address. Sound very cool, correct?



With the likes of Konga, Kaymu, Jumia, Tafoo, Gloo, Kiramu, Kara, OLX and so on, Nigerians can now sit back at home and use their PC or phones to order any item to be delivered to their doorstep. Items ranging from smartphones, grocery items, electronics, clothes can be purchased online and get delivered anywhere in Nigeria. In fact, some of those Nigeria shopping sites allow some customers to pay on delivery.



Shopping at Nigeria online eCommerce shops is really great, most other times, it is not.



Sometime ago, my friend spent one weekend in my apartment and we saw a mad deal online. Life is better online, they say! It was for a Sebago Moccasin.



We ordered – few days later, we got a call from the delivery company; delivery will be made that day. So we laid wait for the shoe. On arrival, what we saw online was totally different from what we saw. My friend asked politely: ‘did you make a mistake with my order?’. The Delivery Man responded - ‘Oga, na the shoe be this’. We went online to cross check what we saw; it was totally different. We rejected the product of course and we got our money back the next day.



There was also a time I ordered for an HP 3-in-One Printer online, only to be told after four days of paying for it, that it's no more in stock. I have to make series of calls and mails before I could get my money back. I waited for a week though..



My best online shopping experience in Nigeria so far is when I got a genuine deal for a cheap Samsung phone (Samsung Galaxy S4 precisely) at N8,000 less its price on other Nigeria online phone shops at that very moment. I sold the phone to my banker friend that same week, making N5,000 profit. Smart biz..right? :)



Apart from the deal, I've ordered for lots of other items which were delivered to me right here in Benue, Nigeria.



While some genuine online shopping sites are putting smiles on the face of Nigerians, you should be aware that there are some out there that are there to scam you.



Very soon, I will share with you all you need to know about online security when it comes to shopping online in Nigeria.



What is your most bizarre shopping experience?

Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Konga Escrow Payment System : How It Works

Konga.com, a top Nigerian online shopping website has integrated escrow payment system into their ecommerce platform. The escrow service will ensure that all payments are only made to sellers on Konga marketplace once delivery has been confirmed by the buyer. i.e Konga will only pay sellers when buyers are happy with the product.





In other to ensure buyers and sellers are satisfied during any sales process, the Konga Escrow system has been developed working with Nigeria’s leading banks to provide 100% buyer protection. Konga Escrow allows for secured and easy payment online without exposing your ATM/Debit Card details.


How It Works





Konga escrow System






  1.  Buyer pays for order via Konga Escrow

  2.  Seller delivers order to Buyer

  3.  Konga Escrow releases payment to Seller




Konga Escrow verifies the payment details for every transaction and will only give the seller the go ahead to ship the order after payment confirmation.



Payment will be made to the seller if no order delivery confirmation is received within the time frame set by the seller as regards the return policy for a particular product. This could either  be 7, 14 or 30 days.



With the Konga Escrow system, shoppers can also get amazing discounts and offers available to verified account holders on Konga.



What's your take on this?

Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Buy Goods from UK at Selfridges With GTBank Cards

Earlier today, GTBank announced on their Google+ that you can now order goods online at selfridges.com using GTBank cards and get them delivered to your door step. Selfridges, also known as Selfridge & Co., is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom. Selfridges has all the latest designer collections, must-have toys & gifts, as well as home & tech devices.





According to a post on GTBank website, you can make orders with any of the GTBank cards which include:




  •  GTBank Naira Mastercard

  •  GTBank World Mastercard

  •  GTBank Debit Mastercard (USD)

  •  Platinium Debit Mastercard

  •  GTCrea8 Card





GTbank selfridges partnership





If you want Selfridges to deliver your goods from UK to Nigeria, go to http://www.selfridges.com/en/StaticPage/International to check the delivery times and cost to Nigeria.



Happy Shopping!



Disclaimer: OgbongeBlog and GTBank accepts no liability whatsoever for purchases made from or any transactions with selfridge or for the consequence of any action taken.

Thursday, 5 December 2013

Konga Gift Card: How and Where To Get It In Nigeria

As holiday shopping season ramps up, Konga.com has launched a new offering known as the "Konga.com Gift Card". Wondering, "what is a gift card"? Well, It is a form of payment issued by retailers, banks etc as an alternative to a non-monetary gift.  It is redeemable toward merchandise purchases online and in stores.





You can send gift cards to your loved ones if you don't want to send them cash for shopping. They can use the gift cards to buy whatever they want at stores that accept the gift cards as means of payment. A gift card is identified by a specific number or code, not usually with an individual name, and thus could be used by anybody. It is backed by an on-line electronic system for authorization.




What is Konga Gift Card?




Konga Gift Card aka Konga e-Gift Voucher is a gift card you give or receive for a certain Naira amount, which can ONLY be redeemed on Konga.com. Unlike Amazon gift card which is in dollars, the monetary equivalent of a Konga Gift Card is in Naira. It's the gift of freedom to buy whatever you want, whenever you want it at Konga.com.



When you give someone a konga gift card, you're essentially putting down the cash to let him/her buy whatever present he/she wants at Konga.com. The Konga Gift Card offers you the easiest, fastest and cheapest way to satisfy everyone this Christmas. It's definitely one of the easiest gifts you can give.



Don't know what your friend would love as a Christmas gift, don't worry. Just send him or her a Konga gift card and the recipient will be able to choose whatever he/she wants from the 100,000* possible gift items on Konga.com and even get them delivered to his/her doorstep. Exciting? You bet it is.






konga gift card






How to Get Konga Gift Cards




To get your gift vouchers in Nigeria on Konga, follow the simple instructions at: http://www.konga.com/konga-e-gift-voucher.



Right there, you can specify an amount up to N150,000 (Minimum is N1,000) and provide an optional gift card message. By adding a custom message or name on the card, it can make for an individualized gift to someone you love to show how greatly he/she is appreciated.






How to Use a Konga Gift Card




1. Go to Konga.com and pick the items you want to purchase.

2. Once you are done shopping, proceed to checkout

3. Click the “USE GIFT CARD” option in Step 2

4. Enter your gift voucher number.

5. If the amount on your E-Gift card doesn’t cover your order total, you will be prompted to select an additional payment method.



What better way to say Season’s Greetings than to give Konga Gift Cards?




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