A approach to take will be like these guys http://www.beiyangu.co.ke/ , list major supermarket products and soon they will be drawn onto your platform On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Ali Nasser <yebne1@gmail.com> wrote:
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 > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >
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