LAGOS – Mr Sim Shagaye, the Chief Executive Officer of Konga.com, one of Nigeria’s online shopping malls, says e-commerce in Nigeria has great potential for growth.
Shagaye, who stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos, explained that the organisation’s priority was ensuring a first-class customer online experience.
“The growth potential for e-commerce in Nigeria is astronomical.
“We recognise that to be successful in this industry, every point in the consumer’s online shopping experience on Konga.com must be first-rate,’’ he said.
“ From providing ease when placing orders to the moment the consumer holds the product in his hands, our proprietary technology follows through to ensure that the experience is as satisfying as possible.’’
He said the company planned to open an engineering centre in Lagos to cater for its expansion needs.
It said that the company had engaged over 100 Nigerian engineers to power the online shop’s software development.
According to the statement, konga.com has one of the most remarkable teams of software engineers.
“Konga’s team of highly self-motivated and driven tech gurus work on developing the cutting-edge software and applications which Konga.com runs on today.
“With a keen focus on innovation, some impressive software developed by the tech team range from the actual Konga.com website to other platforms such as the Seller HQ.
“The Seller HQ is a trading Platform which allows sellers all around Nigeria to upload pictures of their merchandise, manage stores and actively trade on the Konga.com,” the statement said.
It quoted Mr Olatokunbo Fagbamigbe, the company’s Director of Products and Enterprises Technology, as saying that he was delighted with the growth of the engineering team.
“Konga hires the finest multidisciplinary engineers in Nigeria to design and develop the core systems for our online customer experience today, ranging from the actual e-retailer site to other back-end systems.
“Our team is driven by the challenge to engineer world-class systems to help Konga to become the engine of trade and commerce in Africa,” Fagbamigbe said. (NAN)
