DOMESTICO STORY

Dec 2013 - Business plan

Domestico was established from a business plan I submitted during my MBA at Lagos Business school in 2013

Our value proposition was to enable customers  buy affordable top quality furniture from excellent furniture makers using  their mobile devices  while helping Local Carpenters get more customers which would improve their standard of living.

While we handle the quality assurance, guarantee, returns, customer care services , marketing and shipping

2013 – 2014 - First Office

Domestico first office was in my bedroom.

I sourced and partnered with several furniture makers with several rejections

I wore several HATS.

• Website developer
• Graphic designer
• Customer Care representative,
• Delivery man
• Order Fulfillment Specialist

 It took 6 months to get the website ready for business.

April 2014 - First Customer Order

Our First Sale. We used a Danfo Bus to deliver  four (4) office chairs and payment was on delivery

Oct 2014 - YOUWIN

 We got the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (YouWIN) Grant 

Jan 2015 - First Driver and Bus

First payment from the grant was used to purchase a delivery VAN 

I was Domestico's first driver. I drove round Lagos - delivering and installing furniture.

Sept 2015 - First Real Office

We moved into our first office in Ikate, Lekki

Oct 2015 - Domestico Team

We started building the Domestico Team

Dec 2016 - Workshop

We Setup a Workshop at Ojodu for artisans who could not afford a location, to do their work and get paid per job. This enabled us monitor closely the quality of the jobs, increase efficiency and reduced the timeline to get furniture ready. We have about 30 carpenters working there

Jan 2015 - Partnered with Importers

Partnered with major importers of Furniture and Big furniture brands in Nigeria to offer customers Luxury furniture

May 2016 - TEEP Grant

Domestico was awarded the Tony Elumelu Entreprenuership Progamme (TEEP) Grant

Nov 2016 - Showroom

We moved into a bigger office/Showroom in Oniru, Lekki

Dec 2018 - Shutdown Showroom

We closed the showroom because of high overheads since we offered discounted furniture

2019 - Online only

Customers can order online (Locally and Imported Items) or visit our partners showroom (Imported Furniture only) in Lagos

2020 - Furniture Financing

Furniture Financing Available for Employed Persons. Learn More

Enquiries

Have questions about shopping with us? Send us an email sales@domestico.com.ng  or call/Whatsapp -  08188886073, 09017344450, between 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM