By Adedapo Adesanya
A fast-growing digital platform for logistics services, Kwik, has announced the launch of KwikShelf, its first on-demand e-commerce fulfilment centre in Lagos, with plans to add more to address the fast-growing demand for flexible warehousing and fulfilment solutions in Nigeria.
KwikShelf is a 1,1250 sqm facility located in Iddo House, Oyingbo, in the centre of Lagos. In a statement seen by Business Post, the logistics company said it will open this September.
Speaking on this, Kwik’s CEO, Romain Poirot-Lellig, said Nigerian merchants will be able to book warehousing space on demand and entirely outsource the storage and fulfilment of their inventory in a scalable, affordable, and efficient manner.
“KwikShelf will provide Nigerian businesses and merchants with the ability to position their fast-moving inventories at the heart of Lagos and to deliver orders to their customers in record time. Whether you need one square meter or a hundred for a month or a year, KwikShelf will give you the required flexibility and ensure your products reach your customers at Kwik speed. And no more fixed costs.”
“KwikShelf is a groundbreaking project mixing e-commerce and commercial real estate in Nigeria. We are delighted that a key part of Leventis’ commercial real estate portfolio is part of this project.” declared Mr Seun Oni, CEO of AG Leventis Ltd, owner of Iddo House.
KwikShelf aims to develop up to 20 e-commerce fulfilment centres in large Nigerian cities to address the fast-growing demand for flexible warehousing and fulfilment solutions in the country.
According to the company, this is to ensure fulfilment services are fully integrated with Kwik’s award-winning last-mile delivery service.
“While the rise of e-commerce in Nigeria has taken longer than expected, e-commerce transactions are starting to take over offline transactions at Kwik. This is consistent with rising living and transportation costs. Supply chains are scrambling for efficiency, and KwikShelf is ideally positioned to enable this” said Mrs Yinka Olayanj, co-founder & Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Kwik.
A.G. Leventis is a Nigerian conglomerate founded by its Greek namesake in 1937 and is one of the largest and most respected groups of companies in the automotive, logistics, real estate, and retail space in Nigeria.
Kwik was founded in 2018 by the trio of Mr Romain Poirot-Lellig, Mrs Iyeyinka Olayanju, and Mr Olivier Decrock in Lagos to create a one-stop-shop digital platform for logistic services in Africa. The company connects delivery partners and warehouse owners with merchants and businesses and provides customers with financial and payment services.
