What is MallforAfrica? MallforAfrica Review

Entrepreneurial origins

Founder Chris Folayan founded MallforAfrica in 2011. The inspiration for the business came from his "on behalf of others" experience. Chris Folayan said: "Every time I return to Nigeria from the United States, my friends and friends of friends always ask me to buy a lot of American goods for them, many of which are brand-name goods. Later, the quantity and amount of goods exceeded my ability to handle. We saw the market demand and decided to create a website to meet it."

Basic Introduction

Through the MallforAfrica platform, consumers can shop directly from more than 180 well-known international retailers, including Net-A-Porter, Carter's, Gap, FarFetch and more.

The Mall for Africa platform offers African consumers the opportunity to purchase goods directly from international online retailers, providing its users with direct access to hundreds of US and UK e-commerce retailers and a product portfolio of over 8.5 billion items.

MallforAfrica has always been committed to the mission of "shopping around the global market and waiting for goods at home", and plans to enter 20 target countries in the next two years. With a professional platform and a secure payment system, MallforAfrica integrates logistics, commodity transportation, payment, and e-commerce, and can achieve zero inventory, bringing billions of goods to consumers.

Supporting Countries

Nigeria, Mauritius, Ghana, Egypt, Kenya, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Malawi, Angola, Lautia, Cote d'Ivoire, Saint Helena

Delivery time

10 to 15 working days.

freight

The minimum starting point is $15.

Prohibited Items

Hazardous materials, chemicals, drugs, firearms, alcohol, any articles or objects containing dangerous substances, weapons and weapon equipment , live products including food and plants, food, wooden furniture, powders, furniture, prefabricated tanks, drones, large cargo

Development History

MallforAfrica was founded by Chris Folayan in 2011.

In 2016, MallforAfrica and eBay jointly launched Ebay.MallforAfrica.com, a platform led by MFA, which allows American sellers to sell products in Africa, providing an opportunity for American sellers to enter the African market.

In 2016, MallforAfrica and eBay jointly launched the eBay Powered by Mall For Africa mobile app in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and South Africa.

In July 2016, MallforAfrica announced that Nigerian consumers who shop through the MallforAfrica App and pay with PayPal will enjoy free returns.

In May 2017, MallforAfrica announced the launch of a new shopping website, ebayforafrica.com, for eBay users in Africa. The cooperation between MFA and eBay has built a seamless platform for sellers and African buyers, enabling African buyers to browse millions of eBay listings and purchase a wide range of global products, providing African users with a first-class shopping experience.

In July 2018, MallforAfrica and German logistics giant DHL jointly launched an e-commerce website called MarketPlaceAfrica.com, which is specially designed for outstanding African artisans to sell their goods to any of DHL's distribution networks in 220 countries around the world, providing a global platform for African sellers.

References

• 1. African e-commerce MallforAfrica joins hands with DHL to jointly create a new platform MarketPlaceAfrica: Sohu [cited date 2018-07-15T16:00:00.000Z]
• 2. MallforAfrica launches a new website, all that’s left is for sellers to take the initiative: Sohu [cited on 2017-05-23T16:00:00.000Z]