Mocality, Kalahari and Dealfish Shutting
Just heard that the above are shutting down. It seems the SA company is done with them and their business models are not viable. Does this mean it is hard to run an E-commerce business in Africa and succeed
Are your sources reliable? And is there a time frame for shutdown? On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 12:21 PM, jacob mutwiri kalenywa <jacmut@yahoo.com>wrote:
Just heard that the above are shutting down. It seems the SA company is done with them and their business models are not viable. Does this mean it is hard to run an E-commerce business in Africa and succeed
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http://sturvs.com/332859/ Early adopter of technology by statistics are usually working class *men<http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/man> * between ages 20-40 yrs; That being said - if this demographic is not aware, or does not find the technology useful in its own Country - the technology is headed for the dogs. Its like starting an Online Tax Payment system in Somalia.
Well I think for starters their products were over priced and didn't feel like a Kenyan venture. Plus most of the would be shoppers live in Nairobi anyway and why bother ordering online when I can get cheaper on the ground? If their products were cheaper than the shops( seeing as they are not paying rent, kanjo fees,mungiki fees etc ) then definitely they would get traction On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:12 PM, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com>wrote:
Early adopter of technology by statistics are usually working class *men<http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/man> * between ages 20-40 yrs;
That being said - if this demographic is not aware, or does not find the technology useful in its own Country - the technology is headed for the dogs.
Its like starting an Online Tax Payment system in Somalia.
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Mark I beg to differ kiasi. their products(speciality) were cheaper than those in the market if you didnt mind the wait(Speaking for Kalahari) I checked out a wireless keyboard and the difference between the online and in store price was almost 2k. But to be honest unless you really want this things. A 30 min walk in Nairobi streets will get you what you need to keep working. *Kind Regards Peter Kihara Muchangi **"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others"* On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
Well I think for starters their products were over priced and didn't feel like a Kenyan venture. Plus most of the would be shoppers live in Nairobi anyway and why bother ordering online when I can get cheaper on the ground? If their products were cheaper than the shops( seeing as they are not paying rent, kanjo fees,mungiki fees etc ) then definitely they would get traction
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:12 PM, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com>wrote:
Early adopter of technology by statistics are usually working class *men<http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/man> * between ages 20-40 yrs;
That being said - if this demographic is not aware, or does not find the technology useful in its own Country - the technology is headed for the dogs.
Its like starting an Online Tax Payment system in Somalia.
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Mark Mwangi
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Here's the confirmation: http://blog.dealfish.co.ke/show/59586378/ *"On 24 October 2011 MIH Internet (Sub-Saharan Africa) advised that, following a strategic review of its investment priorities, it will be closing down the Kalahari Kenya and Nigeria operations with immediate effect. * *MIH launched online retail services in Kenya and Nigeria under the Kalahari brand in October 2009 and January 2010, respectively. This was pioneering work which carried considerable risk. As the performance of the service has been below expectation since launch and reaching profitability was not a reasonable near-term prospect, a decision was made to refocus efforts on other group businesses within the region. Specifically, our Dealfish and Mocality sites will continue to operate"* Sad... bernard On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 6:49 PM, peter kihara <kiharapet@gmail.com> wrote:
Mark I beg to differ kiasi. their products(speciality) were cheaper than those in the market if you didnt mind the wait(Speaking for Kalahari) I checked out a wireless keyboard and the difference between the online and in store price was almost 2k. But to be honest unless you really want this things. A 30 min walk in Nairobi streets will get you what you need to keep working.
*Kind Regards Peter Kihara Muchangi **"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others"*
On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
Well I think for starters their products were over priced and didn't feel like a Kenyan venture. Plus most of the would be shoppers live in Nairobi anyway and why bother ordering online when I can get cheaper on the ground? If their products were cheaper than the shops( seeing as they are not paying rent, kanjo fees,mungiki fees etc ) then definitely they would get traction
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:12 PM, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com>wrote:
Early adopter of technology by statistics are usually working class *men<http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/man> * between ages 20-40 yrs;
That being said - if this demographic is not aware, or does not find the technology useful in its own Country - the technology is headed for the dogs.
Its like starting an Online Tax Payment system in Somalia.
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Mark Mwangi
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