Nigeria’s
largest online and offline retail chain, Yudala, became the first to use a
drone in delivering a customer’s order. It achieved this feat in the November
Black Friday sales which ran from November 26th to November 30th 2015.
The order was
a Nokia Lumia smart phone, placed by one Yetunde Lawal, a staff of Access Bank
Plc. who was shopping on the Yudala website for the first time.
The drone
took off from the headquarters of Yudala at Redemption Crescent, Gbagada loaded
with the product to the amazement and delight of onlookers and camera crew from
various media organizations who gathered to monitor the progress of the drone
all the way to the Access Bank branch along the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway where
it was alighted in front of the bank.
A staff of
Yudala was on hand to process the invoice for the order and hand over the phone
to an obviously elated Yetunde who chose the payment on delivery option.
“I am
extremely delighted and indeed short of words to explain how I feel to be the
first person to receive an item via drone delivery in Nigeria, all thanks to
Yudala. This is an innovative concept in the evolution of e-commerce in the
country which I am sure other competitors will want to copy.
“Yudala has
met and exceeded my expectations and I can only encourage all my colleagues,
friends and family to shop and shop Yudala,” she said.
Since its entry into the market a little over four months ago, Yudala has expanded the retail space with several innovative campaigns including the Neighbour to Neighbour Mega Deals, Gyming with the Stars and October Mid-Day Madness, among others through which it has delivered on its mandate of providing genuine products and services to its consumers.
Credit: vanguardngr.com
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