Online Shopping Booming in Africa - Part 1 Nigeria

Prior to now, Nigerians window shopped on the internet by visiting foreign websites where there were a lot of good stuff and products which people wanted but could not have due to the restrictions placed on shipping and credit cards. Now, there are lots of online shopping websites in Nigeria that can offer real

low prices for items you may already be seeing listed on foreign websites. These are online shoppingwebsitesthat allow people to pay in Naira, get a home delivery or do a pickup themselves.

                                              Some shopping websites in Nigeria

1. Jumia Nigeria: This is practically like the industry leader when it comes to online shopping websites in Nigeria. They have a website located at jumia.com.ng and an office at Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. Jumia has got a great platform that allows users to register for free, order for items they want and even pay on delivery.Jumia sellsa wide range of goods from electronics to clothing.

2. Konga: They have a website located at Konga.com and no office address listed but has 3 pick up addresses available in Surulere, Ikeja and Victoria Island. Konga is another great shopping website that has a great delivery service that covers most Nigerian cities. It's major competitor is Jumia. Konga is a general shopping website that lists items relating to computers, electronics, clothing, home accessories, books, movies, mobile recharge, food and drinks. Konga has about 280,000 pages of content indexed by Google as at this time.

3. Kaymu Nigeria: Located at kaymu.com.ng and with an office address at Lekki Lagos Nigeria, Kaymu sells general items such as mobile phones, computers, home accessories, electronics, jewelry, health and beauty products. Kaymu has over 24,000 pages of content indexed by Google as at this time.

4. Taafoo:  located at Oregun Lagos and a website at Taafoo.com, Taafoo is into selling items relating to fashion and gadgets. Taafoo has over 280,000 pages of content indexed by Google as at this time.

5. Sunglasses: With a website located at Sunglasses.com.ng, Sunglasses is a niche shopping website that is focused on just sunglasses. When looking for a merchant that offers the widest range of eye glasses that can help protect your eyes from the harmful effects of the Sun, this is surely the place to shop. The website has over 1.9 million pages of content indexed by Google as at this time.

6. DealDey: With a website located at dealdey.com and office address at Ikoyi Lagos, Dealdey is basically a different website from others as its focus is on selling practically any product or service on wholesale. Since the items are offered to group buyers, one of the advantages of shopping for items at DealDey is that they offer one of the lowest prices.

7. Kara: Located at Kara.com.ng and with an office at Ikeja, Lagos, Kara sells products and services in categories such as Visa, Power systems, home appliances, phones and computers . Kara has over 3400 pages of content indexed by Google as at this time.

8. MyStore: Located at mystore.com.ng and an office at Idimu-Egbeda Rd Lagos Nigeria, this website allows people to buy products ranging from mobile phones, fashion, electronics, office supplies and home accessories. They offer deals which include free delivery within Lagos and payment options accepted include gift cards, cards and cash on delivery. They offer a nationwide delivery service.

9. Shopaholic Nigeria: With a website address at shopaholicng.com and office address at Amuwo Odofin Lagos, Shopaholic is basically a niche shopping website related to fashion for men and women and this includes clothes, shoes, bags, beauty products and fragrances. Next time you want to go all out just to buy clothes, you should give Shopaholic Nigeria a try. 

10. Walahi: Walahi has an official website at walahi.com and an office address at Ikeja Lagos, Walahi is a niche shopping webiste that is devoted to book lovers. If you want to buy any book online in Nigeria, you should first check out Walahi for a list of their book products. They offer books in lots of educational categories from Accounting to Tourism. 

11. HelloFood: Located at Lekki Lagos and a website at hellofood.com.ng, Hellofood is also a favourite online shopping destination. It's not just clothes and computers that are sold online in Nigeria but you can buy food as well. Whether it's for a local dish like ofe Akwu, Fufu or other dish like cakes, spaghetti and Pizza, Hellofood is one of those few local websites where you can order for food and receive it same day. Hellofood has a wide chain of restaurants that they can link you with and all it basically takes is having a free account with them and then pay on delivery. You'll be able to choose from the local restaurants in your area, order food and have it delivered to your while it's still hot. Hellofood doesn't really prepare the food themselves but I think they do the delivery and packaging and collect the fee.