Postal service to work with e-Commerce platforms to boost purchases

folarin okunola

September 7, 2015 9:12 AM

Back in May, one of Nigeria’s leading e-Commerce platforms, Konga, had signed a MoU with NIPOST for delivery of purchased items to customers within the University of Lagos.

NIPOST delivery vehicles

A recent study has revealed that the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) with its resources will greatly aid in providing the missing link between e-Commerce platforms in the country and their customers.

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The study, which was conducted by Apex Insight and called European Parcel Shop and Locket Networks Market Insight Report 2015, revealed that parcel shops and locker networks are gradually becoming an essential part of the logistics involved in getting internet purchases into the hands of customers.

Back in May, one of Nigeria’s leading e-Commerce platforms, Konga, had signed a MoU with NIPOST for delivery of purchased items to customers within the University of Lagos.

The Lagos Mainland Territory (LMT) division of NIPOST having opened a parcel shop on the UNILAG campus will open its doors to e-Commerce platforms, starting with Konga, for said platforms to leverage and improve on their business whilst also boosting NIPOST’s services.

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Speaking on the possibilities of partnerships and e-Commerce platforms, Dr. Asuquo Abianga, Area Postal Manager, LMT NIPOST, said, “At the moment, Konga.com has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NIPOST and as at May 2015, we delivered over 700 items to their clients within the shortest time after the launch. Konga sends the items to us and we deliver within the University environment. The gesture shall be replicated in all the tertiary institutions in the country in segment and will lead to even more people buying items through the e-commerce channels.”

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