And that gift registry *needs* to be online, even as a separate application. Cases of a single wedding gift purchased by multiple people abound.

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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--**
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>
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