PnP Namibia launches online store
Pick n Pay (PnP) Namibia, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List Group, this week officially launched its online store.
The Pick n Pay Namibia Online Store commenced its pilot phase in October 2018 to test the site and its compatibility. The store has since accrued 600 online customers.
Speaking at the official launch, the managing director of PnP Namibia, Norbert Wurm, a very noticeable and rapidly growing aspect of the digital sphere is online shopping which is slowly but surely also growing steadily in Namibia.
“Digital transformation has played a significant role in keeping the O&L purpose alive, and stimulating our vision of being the most progressive and inspiring company. While more still needs to be done to embrace this new and exciting era of communication, we are inspired by the group’s communication that has adapted to, and embraced digitalisation which is evident in the number of key appointments to drive this movement,” Wurm said.
The founders of the online service providers are four young Namibians, who identified the need to take shopping locally to the next level.
Sacky Amutenya first created the service in early 2015. In June 2016, he was joined by Iyaloo Nekundi, Richard Chambula, and Naftal Shailemo. Together they created the company, Four Clicks E-Commerce Trading as Buy Online Namibia.
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“The journey of Buy Online Namibia was not easy – we had many challenges that faced us on this path of shaping the service, but we made it. And after knocking on several retailers’ doors to get on board and make use of our service, PnP Namibia was the first retailer that embraced our idea and decided to take us up on the challenge. PnP Namibia’s support and acquiring of our service brings hope to business Namibia, and especially to local entrepreneurs,” Amutenya said.
Currently the PnP Namibia Online Store service is only available in Windhoek. Plans are to expand it to the coast and the north in due course. Currently the online store offers over 1 300 products while the rest of the list is being upgraded. The prices on the site are the same as in stores. A delivery fee, based a customer’s location in and around Windhoek, is charged.
The Pick n Pay Namibia Online Store commenced its pilot phase in October 2018 to test the site and its compatibility. The store has since accrued 600 online customers.
Speaking at the official launch, the managing director of PnP Namibia, Norbert Wurm, a very noticeable and rapidly growing aspect of the digital sphere is online shopping which is slowly but surely also growing steadily in Namibia.
“Digital transformation has played a significant role in keeping the O&L purpose alive, and stimulating our vision of being the most progressive and inspiring company. While more still needs to be done to embrace this new and exciting era of communication, we are inspired by the group’s communication that has adapted to, and embraced digitalisation which is evident in the number of key appointments to drive this movement,” Wurm said.
The founders of the online service providers are four young Namibians, who identified the need to take shopping locally to the next level.
Sacky Amutenya first created the service in early 2015. In June 2016, he was joined by Iyaloo Nekundi, Richard Chambula, and Naftal Shailemo. Together they created the company, Four Clicks E-Commerce Trading as Buy Online Namibia.
Entrepreneurs
“The journey of Buy Online Namibia was not easy – we had many challenges that faced us on this path of shaping the service, but we made it. And after knocking on several retailers’ doors to get on board and make use of our service, PnP Namibia was the first retailer that embraced our idea and decided to take us up on the challenge. PnP Namibia’s support and acquiring of our service brings hope to business Namibia, and especially to local entrepreneurs,” Amutenya said.
Currently the PnP Namibia Online Store service is only available in Windhoek. Plans are to expand it to the coast and the north in due course. Currently the online store offers over 1 300 products while the rest of the list is being upgraded. The prices on the site are the same as in stores. A delivery fee, based a customer’s location in and around Windhoek, is charged.
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