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--**
>

>>
> >>
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