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.