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    You are at:Home»Africa»Kenyan E-Commerce Startup Wagon Shopping Delivers Your Groceries in Just 2 Hours
    Wagon Shopping

    Kenyan E-Commerce Startup Wagon Shopping Delivers Your Groceries in Just 2 Hours

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    By Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi on November 28, 2017 Africa, Business, Customer Service, Digital, eBusiness, Ecommerce, Entrepreneurship, Marketplace, News, Retail Industry, Startups

    Wagon Shopping is a Kenyan startup that has huge ambitions for African expansion after launching an on demand e-commerce website that allows people to shop for supermarket products from the comfort of their home/office, and they deliver in under 2 hours.

    Launched in February, Wagon Shopping is looking to take the hassle out of shopping by enabling users to skip the queues and simply “Wagon it”.

    Its platform lists retail products and prices, with chief executive officer (CEO) Edgar Ochieng saying the startup is going up against the likes of Jumia in the e-commerce space. Its key differentiator? It can deliver shopping within two hours of an order being placed.

    “Our logistics team consisting of Wagon riders, shoppers and drivers works towards improving efficiency when it comes deliveries from our side.”

    The difference when it comes to what they offer is simple. Their niche of supermarket products is what sets them apart.

    Wagon Shopping has raised close to KES600,000 (US$6,000) in funding thus far, which it has invested in logistics and marketing, and has over 100 subscribers with around 4,500 page views each month.

    They are planning to do a city-to-city expansion, with Nairobi as their testing ground for proof of concept. With aggressive advertising, efficient and timely deliveries, frequent offers, and a good customer service base, they hope to achieve a greater market share.

    The grand plan is to expand to at least 10 countries in East, Central and West Africa by 2020. Wagon Shopping makes money by charging delivery fees and marking up some products, while it is also selling advertising on the site.

    They will be looking at manufacturer and wholesaler partnerships, which will ensure they have a markup on all products sold.

    With a set advertising model, they will be looking to leverage on site visitation, page views, and product engagement to generate advertising revenue.

    Their biggest challenge so far has been reaching enough customers.

    However they do believe that with vigorous marketing, they will be able to achieve maximum penetration.

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    Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi has been covering blockchain technology, intelligent technologies, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, telecommunications technology, sustainability, autonomous vehicles, and other topics for Innovation Village since 2017. In the years since, he has published over 4,000 articles — a mix of breaking news, reviews, helpful how-tos, industry analysis, and more. | Open DM on Twitter @TapiwaMutisi

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    1 Comment

    1. hassan on November 28, 2017 10:15 am

      This is a nice improvement from them,i hope they are going to stick to this.

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