Kwik delivery is a start-up company that provides digital services to merchants in the fields of deliveries, e-commerce, and financial services. Recently, the company has expanded its services with the launch of its Kwikstore.
Kwikstore is an easy-to-use free e-commerce storefront solution that allows any African business owner, trader, social vendor entrepreneur, and SME to create their store in just 5 minutes, without any technical knowledge, giving customers the opportunity to run their business directly from their smartphone.
Social vendors can be able to link their Kwikstore to their social media accounts, automating sales, fulfilment, inventory management, and shipping, freeing them to focus on sales and marketing.
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Kwikstore is a free-to-use feature of the Kwik delivery app that does not require any upfront payment or service fees other than the standard payment gateway fee. Through the Kwikstore app, merchants can use it to match their brand in a customized way.
Once an order is approved by the merchant, payment is automatically processed through the payment partners and the Kwik rider is automatically dispatched to the pickup location or the order can be picked up directly by the customer.
When merchants use the Kwikstore app, it is required for them to open a Kwik account, although the Kwikstore can be used independently on the Kwik delivery platform, which allows merchants to use the delivery solution of their choice to sell anywhere in Africa, also in areas not yet covered by the Kwik delivery platform.
Recall that the startup company closed a $2 million seed fund earlier in March, with plans to expand its services outside Nigeria. It is indeed great to see that the company has significantly made massive progress with its recently launched e-commerce platform.
Kwik is also working relentlessly to gain dominance in the e-commerce industry, as the company seeks to compete with African e-commerce giant Jumia and possibly displace them from the No1 position. Kwik has joined one of the few e-commerce digital players that are able to propose access to end-to-end fulfillment and delivery services to its customers.
Through its Kwikstore, African merchants are given the opportunity to grow their businesses with all the benefits that technology has to offer. Technological advancements have no doubt enhanced the standard and ease of business operation across the globe.
The e-commerce sector has so far been one of the major drivers of the Nigerian digital economy. It has been predicted that with the significant progress in the e-commerce sector in Nigeria, it is expected to hit about $75 billion in revenue per annum by 2025.
E-commerce has also been commended for attracting the services of investors who pump millions into the industry to set up essential technological advancements needed to drive the sector forward.