Last updated on December 23rd, 2023 at 09:45 am
Many years back, buyers had to run down the street to buy whatever their needs were at stores. Today, with the emergence of online markets also known as e-commerce, you can make an order with a click on your phone.
We are presently in an e-commerce era (not just in Nigeria alone but worldwide) and it is very significant for small business owners to consider having an online presence to enable them to sell and display their products to a much wider audience.
You may desire to begin by launching your e-commerce website, the key question will be how your customers will find you online.
As a small business owner, it is more cost-effective to ride on the backs of popular e-commerce giants already in the industry.
When you have successfully built an adequate audience for yourself online, you can now launch your own website.
There are hundreds of free online marketplaces in Nigeria, but we shall focus on the reputable and well-managed ones among them.
As you continue to use these free online shopping websites in Nigeria, we urge you to take into consideration the factors of online shopping to avoid mistakes.
Here are the most reliable online stores in Nigeria
Jumia Nigeria
This is one of the most common e-commerce websites in Nigeria today. Jumia Nigeria, was established in May 2012, and is Nigeria’s version of amazon.com.
The reputation of Jumia Nigeria has gone further than the shores of Africa and was rated by Amazon’s Alexa as the most visited e-commerce website in Nigeria.
You can sell practically any kind of product on Jumia. To begin, check out the Jumia Marketplace website.
Konga
This Nigeria’s online megastore was “borne out of the desire to deliver with speed and precision so that you would never have to worry about accessing your needs and wants at your convenience.”
It owns huge storerooms stocked up with goods and is advantageously located in Key cities such as Lagos, the capital Abuja, and Port Harcourt to make sure of rapid and well-organized delivery.
Konga also allows small businesses with diverse products to sell and display on their website. Click here to find out more about selling on Konga.
Kara
This is one of the best online shopping websites in Nigeria, visited by thousands of people on daily. Kara.com.ng offers a substantial collection of everything from Mobile Phones to Electrical and Power Supplies products at the best prices.
Kara also features a marketplace that enables other business owners to sell their products on the platform.
Printivo Store
Printivo is the most popular online shopping website in Nigeria. It is an online print provider that affords its customers free models produced by designers all across Nigeria.
It is also an online marketplace that enables designers and print providers to earn money online by selling their prints and designs to customers all over the country. Not like other e-commerce websites, Printivo store is a marketplace strictly for print designs online.
Jiji Nigeria
Jiji.ng is another free online marketplace that has taken over from olx since it folded up.
Jiji was founded in 2014 and is already a fast-growing Nigerian free online classifieds with a cutting-edge security system.
Jiji delivers a simple and stressless solution to buy and sell almost anything online. As a business owner or seller on jiji, you can upload free categorized ads of your products and services for free on the website and get all-out productivity in terms of reach and profit.
Caution:There are some unreliable sellers and buyers on Jiji, so you have to be cautious when buying or selling
Obiwezy
In January 2010, Obiwezy e-commerce launched to be Nigerian’s home of fairly used gadgets such as smartphones, smartwatches, computers, iPads, and accessories.
It allows its customers a fantastic chance to buy quality used phones with warranty backing and another opportunity to also assist customers in swapping their used phones for a brand-new one.
Obiwezy, no doubt is one of Nigeria’s online shopping websites that helps its customers by offering mending, consultative, and after-sales services to meet all their major gadgetry needs.
Ajebomarket
Ajebomarket is one of the online shopping websites in Nigeria known for its extremely expensive products.
It was founded in July 2013 is undeniably one of the leading online fashion stores for men in Nigeria and has a robust vision of becoming the best in Africa. Its quality products are for both teenagers and adults.
Fashion men, sneakers, wristwatches and lots more can be found on Ajebomarket.
NOTE:
PayPorte used to be one of the best, but it has folded up.
Final thought:
There are other E-commerce online shopping websites in Nigeria, but the above are the ones that are the most popular ones at the moment.
We’ll keep updating the list.
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