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With plans to expand across West Africa, could Konga get another shot at profitability?

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

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With plans to expand across West Africa, could Konga get another shot at profitability?

Efforts by Konga, one of the leading eCommerce platforms in Nigeria, to attain profitability within the next couple of years by expanding to other West African countries.

Yinka Awosanya

4 years ago

Startups

Why ex-Konga boss, Sim Shagaya is now venturing into education with ed-tech startup, uLesson

After a seemingly extended break from entrepreneurship, ex-Konga CEO Sim Shagaya returns to the Internet startup space with an ed-tech solution called uLesson. He shares his vision for the company with Techpoint

Ifeanyi Ndiomewese

4 years ago

eCommerce

Long live Pay on Delivery

Barely 7 months after cancelling it, Konga.com recently announced the reintroduction of the Pay on Delivery option on its online store. What could this mean for the future of the controversial payment model in the Nigerian eCommerce space?

Yinka Awosanya

5 years ago

eCommerce

Why brick-and-mortar stores will remain a key channel for eCommerce in Nigeria

Prior to the Yudala-Konga marriage that followed the acquisition of the latter by Zinox Group, Yudala maintained the highest number of brick-and-mortar stores in the nation’s eCommerce industry. These physical stores would definitely end up being of great advantage to...

Yinka Awosanya

5 years ago

General

What we can expect from Konga-Yudala marriage

Now that Konga and Yudala have officially merged, we look into the possibility of the new Konga conquering the Nigerian eCommerce sector by combining the strengths of both parties.

Yinka Awosanya

5 years ago

General

Shola Adekoya steps down as Konga CEO, announces replacement

Konga's CEO, Shola Adekoya has announced his exit from the eCommerce company. The announcement was made via a tweet from his personal handle on Twitter. The tweet read; Over to you Nick. Wishing you and @shopkonga all the best as I join the Konga Alumni. Thanks to all t...

Victor Ekwealor

5 years ago

General

Konga appoints former UAC Foods and Unilever exec, Olusiji Ijogun as new chairman

Konga has reportedly appointed Olusiji Ijogun as its new chairman

Titilola Oludimu

5 years ago

General

What is the viability and future of eCommerce in Nigeria?

The acquisition of Konga by the Zinox Group definitely raised a lot of questions about the viability of eCommerce Nigeria. Konga down Jumia and Payporte are struggling The unprofitability of the online market/E-commerce in Nigeria is a very interesting case study of why...

Yinka Awosanya

5 years ago

General

3 possible reasons Leo-Stan Ekeh bought Konga

A peaceful weekend was rattled by news that the Zinox Group had acquired Konga, one of Nigeria’s biggest eCommerce giants in a sudden swoop. The Zinox Group is a technology company that built Nigeria’s first internationally certified computer systems and has large s...

Victor Ekwealor

5 years ago

Startups

Zinox Group acquires Konga

The Zinox Group has reportedly acquired Konga but the financial aspects of the deal are still not in the public domain. The acquisition encompasses all of Konga; its eCommerce domain, Konga.com, KOS Express which is its logistics arm, and KongaPay, the integrated mob...

Victor Ekwealor

5 years ago

General

Konga is finally profitable?

Kinnevik's latest report says that Konga reached break-even point before overhead costs for the first time in September 2016

Ifeanyi Ndiomewese

6 years ago

Brand Press

Konga Prepares for Yakata - Nigeria’s ‘Black Friday’

Nigeria’s E-commerce Giants Gears Up for the Busiest Day in Annual Sales Calendar 9th November 2016. Lagos, Nigeria. Konga, Nigeria’s largest online shopping mall, is gearing up for its busiest shopping day of the year, Yakata, the Nigerian equivalent of ‘Black F...

Brand Press

7 years ago

Brand Press

Konga rolls out Warehousing Infrastructure project across Nigeria

E-Commerce Giant to Offer Distributed Warehousing to 60,000 Online Merchants Lagos, Nigeria. 24 October 2016. Konga, Nigeria’s largest online shopping mall, is rolling out an extensive warehouse infrastructure project across Nigeria to service thousands more online me...

Brand Press

7 years ago

General

Why are high profile employees leaving Konga?

The layoff trend in Konga is something many are yet to wrap their head around. But this shouldn't be much of a surprise, considering the company recently reiterated a roadmap to review workforce strength every 6 months. Apparently, Konga has been keeping up with th...

Ifeanyi Ndiomewese

7 years ago

People

Ex-Konga engineer, Celestine Omin joins Andela as Senior Technical Consultant

UPDATE: This post originally mentioned Celestine Omin as a former Konga executive, when indeed he was a senior software engineer. This was an honest error that was never intended to elicit any undesirable effects. Techpoint sincerely apologises for any inconveniences th...

Múyìwá Mátùlúkò

7 years ago

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