Access Bank Plc, on Thursday, said it has partnered with Konga to unveil what could be Nigeria’s biggest sale of the year, tagged the ‘Konga Yakata’, to offer free deliveries with a 10% discount on every item purchased within the one-month promo period- November 11 to Sunday, December 12, 2021, as part of the yuletide festivities.
This year’s edition is expected to take on an extra dimension as millions of shoppers await what has been described for the first time as Konga Yakata Plus, widely regarded as the biggest sale event in the annual shopping calendar in Nigeria.
The 2021 edition of the sales fiesta, the organizers said in a statement, will run across the various platforms in the Konga Group, including Online Offline stores across Nigeria, discounted flights tickets, and hotels to various locations around the world via Konga Travels and Tours. There will also be huge deals on KongaPay, its Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-licensed fintech subsidiary, among others, in addition to the offerings like flash sales, treasure hunts, freebies, and bundled products, among others, the management of the e-commerce group has taken the 2021 edition of Konga Yakata to a new level with the addition of a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative in partnership with Access Bank Plc.
Group Head, Retail Marketing and Analytics at Access Bank Plc, Chioma Afe, said the bank is offering an extra 10% discount to shoppers on Konga who pay for purchases with their Access debit card, across customers purchasing gift bundles of food items for donation to the needy under the Konga Kares programme, as well as shoppers on Konga Yakata.
Gideon Ayogu, Manager, Corporate Communications, Konga, said: “anchored under the auspices of Konga Kares, its CSR arm, Konga, in partnership with Access Bank Plc is supporting the free delivery of essential and quality food items to needy Nigerians across the country which can be purchased on www.konga.com during the Yakata sales.
“Interested and public-spirited Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora can purchase these food items via Konga and donate to friends, families, the less privileged, and communities of their choice across Nigeria, with “Access Bank Plc. subsidising the cost of free delivery of these food items to the last mile beneficiaries across Nigeria. The quality food items will go live for purchase in dedicated gift bundles on Thursday, November 11, 2021, which coincides with the commencement of the Konga Yakata sale.”
Konga will oversee the logistics and deliveries of the food items to the nominated beneficiaries of the donors, the statement assured.
