I know nakumatt has been going online for a while now, there were even several proposals on the workflow. But so far this is what I've seen www.nakumatt.co.ke On 11/24/11, mulutu jackson <mulutujackson@gmail.com> wrote:
Has anyone on this list ever approached Nakumatt/Tuskys/Sarit/Yaya/Uchumi with such a proposal? and what was their response? They may not have a clear understanding of the potential that this channel of business holds.
Mulutu
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com> wrote:
Me too! I often visit Sarit just to check out their noticeboard.
With all their revenue, I wonder why Nakumatt is yet to do anything substantial online. Even their website is ish ish. My reasoning is that the management there sees an online store as a cost center, and not a profit center.
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi@gmail.com>wrote:
I have always wondered to myself why Nakumatt (or Uchumi or Tuskys etc) do not have an online store.. or why YaYa/Sarit Centre don't cross list their physical classifieds (I think they used to once albeit haphazardly) from their noticeboards.
-- Josiah Mugambi
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Nicholas Mutinda <mutindah@gmail.com>wrote:
The most followed traditional classifieds are digger classifieds and nation classifieds. That means that they should be the leaders in taking the trade digital. How does n-soko rank in comparison to the likes of dealfish, and pigiame?
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Paul Kevin <paultitude@gmail.com>wrote:
Im waiting to see when classifieds get of the web and into peoples handheld devices
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Timothy Mutugi < timothymutugi@gmail.com> wrote:
@Njihia
That's a very good article.
Please also take into consideration that dealfish, pigiame, etc. are also in competition with the "Bricks" solutions e.g. The Adpost bulletin board at Odeon cinema or the bulletin board at Sarit Centre...
On 11/24/11, Mugambi Kimathi <skunkworksjahazi@gmail.com> wrote: > Interesting Article.. > > in my "opinion" the reason as to why m and e commerce in Kenya is closing > shop is that it has not evolved. instead we all jump to online businesses > without solid brick and mortar businesses. IMHO kalahari should have been > started by the likes of Nakumatt. They can give great discount and know the > market well, heck… they even know their customer habits from the smart > card. surly the can offer me a product they know i always buy at great > discount. > > > I blame the OverHYPE of Online and Mobile Business. Just because we are > techies doesn't mean everyone is a techie. > > My theory on how to be successful online in Kenya. > > First build a "factory" (business that generates cash) understand it then > move processes to an online business.. slowly pushing your customers to > online. > > It may take a while before you move from brick and mortar -to- hybrid -to- > online thats why you will always need the factory to be running. > > > question for online classifieds ads:- > > a) do we actually do Market Research to see if they work. What do people > want. > > b) How much is the return on investment. i.e. How long shall you keep > running before you get tired of taking photos of cars? > > c) Yes you have simplified the process but have lessened the the shopping > experience. (Smell, Taste, Feel) > > > MK > > > On Thursday, November 24, 2011, aki wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 7:08 AM, Mbugua Njihia >> <mbugua@symbiotic.co.ke<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', >> 'mbugua@symbiotic.co.ke');> >> > wrote: >> >>> The recent closure of Kalahari locally and in other African markets put >>> into sharp focus the current state of m and e commerce in Kenya. A number >>> of conversations I had in the past week pointed to the need for a >>> service >>> that “breaks the ice” for consumers to appreciate buying and selling of >>> goods online and on mobile. The service of choice was seen as >>> classifieds. >>> **** >>> >>> A simple search for classifieds online will bring a whole list of >>> providers, with all, more often than not calling themselves the number >>> one >>> destination. Cutting to the chase, let us look at those I consider major >>> players and what they may or may not be doing right. - bit.ly/u4aeBk**** >>> >> >> >> @Njihia. A very nice and balanced article :-) I like the use of words >> "scraping", this is a real problem I faced early on, on the site I >> ocassionaly maintain. I had to block static ip addresses just to >> get >> around >> such content use abuses. For those who want to know the reality of online >> business, it requires a 100% commitment to such a project but financially >> the returns in our market are not worth the turnovers unless you are ready >> to put in a 3-5 year plan. How DealFish is going to pull through such >> remains to be seen, I'd still ask computer programmers to ensure that >> Nation and Standard media have the latest technology methods available to >> them to be effectively competitive. >> >> Enjoyed reading your article. >> >> >> -- >> >> **--If I ever wrote code on a system for the better of consumer freedoms >> or choice, I'd rather create the complete system with people who share the >> same views than give out a single line of code to code thieves who will >> use >> it to defeat the principles of freedom and choices---2011--Me--** >> >> > _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------
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