Naspers-backed ecormmerce firm Konga.com has today unveilled its Android app in a move to bring ecormmecer to yout mobile phone, anywhere you are.
Apart from shopping online at Konga.com, shoppers in Nigeria can now visit the online marketplace on their mobile phones from wherever they are.
In a statement, the firm said, “The Konga Android App is a convenient, secure and fast way to access the full range of products and services on the Konga Marketplace. You can shop from a large catalogue of products and discover the hottest deals on hundreds of thousands of unique items with just a single tap.”
Launching on Android makes perfect sense, as the majority of smartphones in Africa are Android-powered. Nigeria also has over 120 million mobile phone users who will be ready market for e-tailers. The firm says the app has a lovely navigation menu and featured products are quite easy to search for. Plus it’s shop-on-the-go right from the comfort of your android device.Konga’s major competitor, Jumia Nigeria has a mobile site and is yet to launch its shopping apps, but it won’t be long before it does.