ExpandCart's latest package sets up online life-long stores for free

The platform introduces its services in more than 40 countries and eyes 500,000 clients in the span of five years

Clients tripled in 2020 and sales edged up by 70% as compared with conventional selling models

The company hopesto align itself with the state's plans and targets through shoring up small and medium-sized enterprises withits changing course towardsdigital economy.

ExpandCart is the first Arabic electronic platform that provides its services to around 40 countries worldwide. It has branches in Egypt and the United States with more than 20,000 clients, and will soon expand into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

"Setting up the platform came first to mind back in 2013. Later on, it was developed and expanded to include additional services as of 2017, "said Chief Executive of ExpandCart Eng. Amr Shawqi.

The platform services became available in several foreign markets in the presence of a strong worldwide customerbase and branches outside Egypt, he explained, noting that founders of the startup are Egyptian youths and co-founders of diverse nationalities came along afterwards.

The platform rolls out new e-commerce concept with the latter growing in a remarkable way recently, and last year in particular amid Coronavirus pandemic.

ExpandCart's platform help clients set up electronic stores in a simple manner using Arabic tutorials that enable them to create their own stores and display its services smoothly. Also technical support and maintenance services are made available.

"One package that the platform introduced last February help traders set up electronic stores, showcase a maximum of 300 products, receive orders and manage selling and freight free of charge."

Additional expenses may be requiredin case of orderingextra services beyond the maximum limit.

Setting up electronic websites and stores is a more effective selling solution than social media websites. E-storesexhibitproducts and provideclients with tutorials, setprices and receivepurchasing orders, as theyprovides solutions to support the youth and traders wishing to start their own online businesses for free, he elaborated.

The platform launched Drop shipping, a smart solution for those who have no products and seek to start their own online businesses, as it is a method that allows traders to link their stores with big suppliers such as Express, Kanawat and E-bay, among others and deliver products directly to the customer.

They can display and sell products of those suppliers electronically after adding a profit margin, and thus benefiting small sellers lacking in capital necessary for purchasing products.

The company has broad base of customers of leading brands in Egypt, KSA, Kuwait, the Arab countries and North Africa.

The platform's customers tripled last year and edged up sales by 70 percent, up from conventional selling methods.

ExpandCart hires 300 employees.

Regarding the platform's five-year plan, Amr Shawqi said that the company seeks to increase its customers to 500,000 by means of putting in place new mechanisms that expedite and simplify the process of setting up websites with the aim of reaching out to a broader base of customers.

" ExpandCart's cutting-edge advantage is its technical support team which helps solve any problems encountering owners of stores all day long, as the platform provides no hosting limit, with all websites founded by the platform can host any number of visitors.

Amr Shawqi launched ExpandCart at the age of 27 and managed in a short period of time to become a founder of one of the Arab World's first and biggest electronic stores platform.

Shawqi advises the youth to start their own businesses as early as possible, hone their skill and introduce new innovative ideas.