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How Nigerian exporters can benefit from the Alibaba.com / Kwik partnership?


Seen on Nairametrics: https://nairametrics.com/2025/04/07/how-nigerian-exporters-can-benefit-from-the-alibaba-com-kwik-partnership/

You’ve most likely read our exclusive story about e-commerce giant Alibaba.com partnering with Nigerian startup Kwik to enable Nigerian businesses to boost their exports. That’s great news indeed, but you might ask yourself “what does it mean exactly?”

Well, the first thing one needs to know is that Alibaba.com is a B2B platform dedicated to international trade. It gives access to over 48 million B2B buyers looking for a very – and we mean VERY – large number of products of all types, from ground nuts to clothing to industrial assembly lines. Another key insight is that sellers are all extensively verified through the Alibaba.com KYC process.

What’s the business model on Alibaba.com?
Good question! As it happens, Alibaba.com works more like a listing platform than a marketplace. What that means is that you pay a yearly membership fee to be able to list your products and having them standing out as coming from a Global Gold Supplier (ie: a seller with ambitions and means to achieve them). There are different membership plans available to Nigerian businesses. Buyers using the site are buying in bulk: no one is using the site to buy single-digit quantities!

How products listed and promoted on Alibaba.com?
Once you have your membership, you can list an unlimited number of products on your Alibaba.com account. You can use Showcases to feature some of them more prominently. The number of Showcases varies depending on your membership plan. You can buy Keyword Ads (KWA) to have your products features more prominently, same as you would do on Google Ads.

One hears about “RFQs” on Alibaba.com, what are they exactly?
Well, one of the great things about Alibaba.com is that there are so many buyers from all over the world using it, and that they buy in bulk. So, every day, millions of B2B buyers are issuing Requests for Quotations (RFQs) across the site looking for all types of products. This allows you to compete for transactions with other producers around the world for great business opportunities.

What are the other costs, if any?
Actually, there are none! Wait, just a sec! Do we mean to say that there are no transaction fees on Alibaba.com? Yes! That’s exactly that! Once a buyer has contacted you about one of your products, the transaction itself takes place offline. Payment for the transactions themselves takes place offline between the buyer and you, using the payment method of your choice: card, transfer, international wire, letter of credit, etc… Alibaba.com customer service is there to help you perform on the marketplace.

How difficult is it to be onboarded on Alibaba.com?
It’s actually pretty simple: once you go through the KYC process, you can upload your catalog on Alibaba.com and choose how to showcase your products. Kwik staff is on call to assist you in setting up your ministore and to help you make the most out of the platform. In-site customer service handled by Alibaba.com is available to assist you on how to best achieve successful transactions.

So, how to get started?
It’s very simple: just visit the Alibaba GGS page on Kwik’s website www.kwik.delivery/alibaba-ggs, choose the plan best suited for your needs and fill the form at the bottom of the page. A Kwik representative will contact you very soon to initiate your membership.

How Nigerian exporters can benefit from the Alibaba.com / Kwik partnership?

Seen on Nairametrics: https://nairametrics.com/2025/04/07/how-nigerian-exporters-can-benefit-from-the-alibaba-com-kwik-partnership

You’ve most likely read our exclusive story about e-commerce giant Alibaba.com partnering with Nigerian startup Kwik to enable Nigerian businesses to boost their exports. That’s great news indeed, but you might ask yourself “what does it mean exactly?”

Well, the first thing one needs to know is that Alibaba.com is a B2B platform dedicated to international trade. It gives access to over 48 million B2B buyers looking for a very – and we mean VERY – large number of products of all types, from ground nuts to clothing to industrial assembly lines. Another key insight is that sellers are all extensively verified through the Alibaba.com KYC process.

What’s the business model on Alibaba.com?
Good question! As it happens, Alibaba.com works more like a listing platform than a marketplace. What that means is that you pay a yearly membership fee to be able to list your products and having them standing out as coming from a Global Gold Supplier (ie: a seller with ambitions and means to achieve them). There are different membership plans available to Nigerian businesses. Buyers using the site are buying in bulk: no one is using the site to buy single-digit quantities!

How products listed and promoted on Alibaba.com?
Once you have your membership, you can list an unlimited number of products on your Alibaba.com account. You can use Showcases to feature some of them more prominently. The number of Showcases varies depending on your membership plan. You can buy Keyword Ads (KWA) to have your products features more prominently, same as you would do on Google Ads.

One hears about “RFQs” on Alibaba.com, what are they exactly?
Well, one of the great things about Alibaba.com is that there are so many buyers from all over the world using it, and that they buy in bulk. So, every day, millions of B2B buyers are issuing Requests for Quotations (RFQs) across the site looking for all types of products. This allows you to compete for transactions with other producers around the world for great business opportunities.

What are the other costs, if any?
Actually, there are none! Wait, just a sec! Do we mean to say that there are no transaction fees on Alibaba.com? Yes! That’s exactly that! Once a buyer has contacted you about one of your products, the transaction itself takes place offline. Payment for the transactions themselves takes place offline between the buyer and you, using the payment method of your choice: card, transfer, international wire, letter of credit, etc… Alibaba.com customer service is there to help you perform on the marketplace.

How difficult is it to be onboarded on Alibaba.com?
It’s actually pretty simple: once you go through the KYC process, you can upload your catalog on Alibaba.com and choose how to showcase your products. Kwik staff is on call to assist you in setting up your ministore and to help you make the most out of the platform. In-site customer service handled by Alibaba.com is available to assist you on how to best achieve successful transactions.

So, how to get started?
It’s very simple: just visit the Alibaba GGS https://kwik.delivery/alibaba-ggs/ page on Kwik’s website, choose the plan best suited for your needs and fill the form at the bottom of the page. A Kwik representative will contact you very soon to initiate your membership.

Kwik launches KwikStore, an easy-to-use e-commerce solution to help African merchants sell online from their smartphone

July 22nd 2022 – Kwik is expanding its offer of digital services today with the launch of KwikStore (www.kwik.store) – adding yet another exciting service to the already sensational offer it brings to African business owners and social vendors.

KwikStore is a free ecommerce storefront solution that allows any African business owner, merchant, social vendor entrepreneurs and SMEs to create their own online stores literally in 5 minutes without any technical knowledge and to run his or her business directly from a smartphone

Social vendors can link their KwikStores to their social media accounts, automating the sale, fulfilment, inventory management and delivery process, giving them the possibility to focus on sales and marketing. KwikStore is a free-to-use feature of the Kwik Delivery app and requires no down payment nor service charge apart from standard payment gateway fees.

Merchants can fully customize their KwikStore to their brand. Once an order is approved by the merchant, payment is processed automatically through payment partners and a Kwik rider is automatically dispatched to the pickup location; or the order can be picked up directly by the customer.

KwikStore requires a Kwik account but can be used independently of the Kwik Delivery platform, allowing merchants to use the delivery solution of their choice or to sell anywhere in Africa, in areas not yet covered by the Kwik Delivery platform.

“KwikStore is a milestone in establishing Kwik as the one-stop-shop for African merchants to run and grow their business from their smartphone” declared Romain POIROT-LELLIG, Founder & CEO of Kwik. “We will continue to expand our offer of innovative digital services focused on enabling African merchants to grow their business with all the benefits that technology brings.”

“We are very proud to have developed KwikStore in Nigeria with our growing software development team” declares Olivier DECROCK, Cofounder & CTO of Kwik. “Kwik is strongly committed to build its development capacity in the country.”

Kwik was founded in 2018 to provide groundbreaking online services to African merchants in the fields of delivery, fulfilment, and payment. More information on KwikStore can be found at www.kwik.store

Kwik launches KwikStore, an easy-to-use e-commerce solution to help African merchants sell online from their smartphone

July 22nd 2022 – Kwik is expanding its offer of digital services today with the launch of KwikStore – adding yet another exciting service to the already sensational offer it brings to African business owners and social vendors.

KwikStore is a free ecommerce storefront solution that allows any African business owner, merchant, social vendor entrepreneurs and SMEs to create their own online stores literally in 5 minutes without any technical knowledge and to run his or her business directly from a smartphone

Social vendors can link their KwikStores to their social media accounts, automating the sale, fulfilment, inventory management and delivery process, giving them the possibility to focus on sales and marketing. KwikStore is a free-to-use feature of the Kwik Delivery app and requires no down payment nor service charge apart from standard payment gateway fees.

Merchants can fully customize their KwikStore to their brand. Once an order is approved by the merchant, payment is processed automatically through payment partners and a Kwik rider is automatically dispatched to the pickup location; or the order can be picked up directly by the customer.

KwikStore requires a Kwik account but can be used independently of the Kwik Delivery platform, allowing merchants to use the delivery solution of their choice or to sell anywhere in Africa, in areas not yet covered by the Kwik Delivery platform.

“KwikStore is a milestone in establishing Kwik as the one-stop-shop for African merchants to run and grow their business from their smartphone” declared Romain POIROT-LELLIG, Founder & CEO of Kwik. “We will continue to expand our offer of innovative digital services focused on enabling African merchants to grow their business with all the benefits that technology brings.”

“We are very proud to have developed KwikStore in Nigeria with our growing software development team” declares Olivier DECROCK, Cofounder & CTO of Kwik. “Kwik is strongly committed to build its development capacity in the country.”

Kwik was founded in 2018 to provide groundbreaking online services to African merchants in the fields of delivery, fulfilment, and payment. More information on KwikStore can be found at www.kwik.store

Hello to all Web overlords on Nairaland!

You will be delighted to learn that the plugins for Kwik Delivery, the fastest last-mile delivery in Lagos and Abuja, is now now available for Magento!

You can now integrate seamlessly the Kwik Delivery service to your Magento e-commerce site, free of charge and in a few clicks!

https://marketplace.magento.com/kwikdelivery-kwikshippingmethod.html

Kwik also has incredibly easy to use plugins for Shopify and WooCommerce, and soon Prestashop!

Shout if you have any question!

Happy weekend !


Kwik Team

Hello to all product owners and Web overlords in Naija!

You will be delighted to learn that the plugins for Kwik Delivery, the fastest last-mile delivery in Lagos and Abuja, is now now available for Magento!

You can now integrate seamlessly the Kwik Delivery service to your Magento e-commerce site, free of charge and in a few clicks!

https://marketplace.magento.com/kwikdelivery-kwikshippingmethod.html

Kwik also has incredibly easy to use plugins for Shopify and WooCommerce!

Shout if you have any question!

Happy weekend !


Kwik Team

Hello to all Web overlords in Naija!

You will be delighted to learn that the plugins for Kwik Delivery, the fastest last-mile delivery in Lagos and Abuja, is now now available for Magento!

You can now integrate seamlessly the Kwik Delivery service to your Magento e-commerce site, free of charge and in a few clicks!

https://marketplace.magento.com/kwikdelivery-kwikshippingmethod.html

Kwik also has incredibly easy to use plugins for Shopify and WooCommerce!

Shout if you have any question!

Happy weekend !


Kwik Team