To close the huge gap in accessing made-in-Nigeria products and services online by global and local consumers, Hi-Impact Solutions Limited has unveiled 1market.ng platform, a virtual market place.
1Market is a pioneering B2B, B2C online marketplace, specializing in bridging the gap between global buyers and Nigerian suppliers as well as creating an accessible ecosystem for showcasing, marketing and selling exclusively Made-in-Nigeria Products.
The platform serves as a directory resource connecting consumers to Nigeria manufacturers, suppliers and exporters.
Enyika Iheanyichukwu, Chief Executive Officer of Hi-Impact Solutions Limited, at a press conference in Lagos to unveil the new portal told newsmen that 1market.ng is a pioneering Business to Business, B2B, and Business to Consumers, B2C, online marketplace with a mission to become the market leader in online promotion and sales of Made-in-Nigeria products.
“Despite the domination of the online media in marketing all over the world, it is disappointing that Made-in-Nigeria products do not have a good coverage.
“It is also frustrating for global and local consumers of these Nigerian made products not to be able to easily access the products online. This is the gap that 1Market is designed to close”, he explained
According to him, “Our intention is to bring together from all over Nigeria the manufacturers and distributors of Made-in-Nigeria products on our platform to allow Nigerians and other international consumers have access to these products in large scale and at bulk prices”.
He explained that the virtual marketing place is a proficient platform birthed to solve sales problems for Nigerian manufacturers, producers as well as create an enabling community for both online and offline entrepreneurs, where buyer around the world connects with Nigerian creative designers, sellers and services to shop for quality and unique Nigerian-made products.
He further explained that the platform is basically a virtual market place set up to give a face to the macro and micro producers and business owners.
“ The portal will provide opportunity for the young aggregators, accelerate the growth of their companies and expand the reach of their medium enterprises by giving them a state-of-the-art platform to showcase and sell their goods, bringing to the world the best of Nigeria most never knew existed”, he explained.
Speaking on benefits to the vendors, he said that the portal would reach greater number of potential customers, execute bulk sales, and reach new partners and distributors of product.
Other benefits to the vendors, he added would include products improvement and competitiveness, product customization, increased profit and affordable logistics.
Access to genuine product varieties, bulk purchases on the go, reduced cost, and custom orders and purchases, safe and reliable online market place, he said are among the benefits to the consumers.
1Market has developed a range of strategic and visionary engagements with manufacturers and different Associations of Nigerian Manufacturers. We have also been certified by Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN.
The goal is to help grow the Nigerian Economy by promoting Nigerian manufacturers. This will be through partnering, promoting, and manufacturing highly innovative products.
