IN response to increasing market demands, leading on-line supermarket in Nigeria, Gloo.ng, has started a two-hour express delivery service.

Gloo.ng said besides the requirement to fulfill increasing market demands, baksanasen.com the new marketplace proposal can also be targeted at promoting the happiness of busy homemakers.

As stated by the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Olumide Olusanya, the service is unique and first in class in Nigeria.

He said the express service extends the convenience of Gloo's award-winning same-day service (commonly employed for monthly stock-up purchases) to last minute, emergency or unplanned purchases.

Olumide clarified the system is constructed in such manner these states are checked at the idea of checking out; stressing that only orders that satisfy the above mentioned conditions will see the «2-Hour Express Service» alternative presented as portion of the delivery alternatives on the checkout page.

A minimum order of N4, 000 is required, a maximum cap of N8, 000 is what is permitted and home appliance products are excluded."

He added that all a customer needs to do is choose this choice as delivery system if she or he really wants to use the 2-Hour Express service. «Your ordered goods will be delivered within 2 hours of us sending you a Delivery Advice Confirmation message. The 2-Hour Express service attracts a N999 express delivery fee and payments are prepaid before an order is processed.

The 2-Hour Express service brings a N999 express delivery fee and payments are prepaid before an order is processed.

According to him, because the service continues to be in beta phase, „we are currently restricting it to delivery places around the Lagos Island.

He also used the opportunity to expatiate on Gloo.ng's objective to “redefine and possess the word 'supermarket' in Nigeria» as well as the vision to «be The Biggest Nigerian Supermarket,» finally giving active homemakers, irrespective of clout or class, no single reason to visit a brick-and-mortar supermarket or and open market in just about any Nigerian city.