• $
  • €
  • ₽
  • ₺
  • £

How a former doctor saves Nigerian women from 'useless husbands'

How a former doctor saves Nigerian women from 'useless husbands'
28.02.2014 19:00
Buycommonthings.com. It's hardly the catchiest of brand names and Olumide Olusanya knew it. Six months into running his online grocery business, the Nigerian entrepreneur was desperate to find a shorter, more memorable name -- but he'd run out of ideas.

And then it him. Like so many others, his Eureka moment came inside that steamy cocoon of inspiration where dirt is cleaned and geniuses are born: the shower."While I was in the shower one day," recalls Olusanya, "I just had an epiphany of sorts and then, 'yay, it will be Glue!'" he adds. "For the six months that we were in operation," explains Olusanya, "people were coming to site and then you see them coming back repeatedly -- so it looks like our service has a glue effect."To make it more appealing, Olusanya changed the word's two last letters and that's how Gloo.ng was born, Nigeria's leading online grocery store.A former doctor helping trauma patients in a Lagos hospital, Olusanya says he decided to go into business with his wife to try to cater to Nigeria's busy women with no time to shop at the supermarket."I saw the stress; I saw the love and passion of trying to keep up a very happy home, a very happy family; traveling up and down and then (being) busy on a daily basis," says Olusanya. "And then you have a husband that is totally useless at cooking or taking care of the house, so all this pressure you see coming on," he adds. "This for me was a way of trying to relieve her of that stress -- my own expression of love."Since then, the company has grown to employ nine staff, operating from inside a 20,000 square feet warehouse. And although it's yet to make a profit, Olusanya hopes he can expand the brand as more and more Nigerians turn to online shopping.Check out the video below to find out about Olusanya's efforts to ensure his customers are stuck like glue to his business and how he navigates the challenges of running an online store in Nigeria.(CNN)ANN.Az

Telegram
Go
Similar news
Similar news
Georgia Aims to Deepen Economic and Humanitarian Ties with Russia
World 18:02
Georgia Aims to Deepen Economic and Humanitarian Ties with Russia
Pashinyan: Opposing New Constitution Means Resisting Final Peace with Azerbaijan
World 14:34
Pashinyan: Opposing New Constitution Means Resisting Final Peace with Azerbaijan
Tucker Carlson Claims US Could Strike Iran with Nuclear Weapons Under Israeli Pressure
World 12:30
Tucker Carlson Claims US Could Strike Iran with Nuclear Weapons Under Israeli Pressure
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Arrives in Ashgabat for Bilateral Talks
World 12:00
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Arrives in Ashgabat for Bilateral Talks
Tokayev Proposes Russia’s Accession or Observer Status in Organization of Turkic States
World 17:30
Tokayev Proposes Russia’s Accession or Observer Status in Organization of Turkic States
Russian Fifth-Generation Su-57 Fighter Catches Fire at AkhtubinskAirfield
World 17:00
Russian Fifth-Generation Su-57 Fighter Catches Fire at AkhtubinskAirfield
Sergey Lavrov Arrives in Atlanta for G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting Following 20-Hour Flight
World 16:30
Sergey Lavrov Arrives in Atlanta for G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting Following 20-Hour Flight
US Envoy to Türkiye Labels Ankara-Riyadh-Islamabad Mission to Iran a "New Diplomatic Format"
World 09:58
US Envoy to Türkiye Labels Ankara-Riyadh-Islamabad Mission to Iran a "New Diplomatic Format"
Alphabet Sheds Record $477 Billion in Market Value in a Single Day
World 09:30
Alphabet Sheds Record $477 Billion in Market Value in a Single Day
Anews TV

Our official Youtube channel

Subscribe