Local online store
Catalogue, delivery rules and checkout designed around Telebirr and CBE Birr.
Ethiopia · ETB
E-commerce in Ethiopia
WooCommerce and custom storefronts with M-Pesa Daraja, card and PayPal checkout, inventory, delivery zones and order automation built for Kenyan retail. Adapted for customers, payments and search behaviour in Ethiopia.
E-commerce development is the build of an online store: product catalogue, cart and checkout, payment gateways such as M-Pesa Daraja and card processing, inventory and order management, plus the delivery and notification workflows behind every sale.
2
Checkout steps
Up to 50
Products at launch
25–35 days
Build time
What is included
E-commerce features for Ethiopia
- WooCommerce or custom storefront
- M-Pesa Daraja STK push integration
- Card and PayPal checkout
- Product catalogue, variants and filters
- Inventory and stock alerts
- Delivery zones and shipping rates
- Automated order and receipt emails
- Abandoned-cart recovery setup
Local use cases
Where e-commerce fits in Ethiopia
Designed around business conditions in Addis Ababa, Hawassa, Bahir Dar, Adama.
Cross-border selling
A storefront that presents clear pricing and enquiries to customers in Ethiopia and international markets.
Delivery
A clear path from scope to launch
- 01
Catalogue
Product data model, categories, variants and pricing rules defined first.
- 02
Checkout
M-Pesa, card and PayPal wired and tested against real sandbox transactions.
- 03
Operations
Inventory, delivery zones, receipts and staff order workflows.
- 04
Optimise
Speed, product schema and abandoned-cart recovery before launch.
Built for Ethiopia
We account for Telebirr, CBE Birr, Bank transfer, content in Amharic and English and Oromo, and customers across Addis Ababa, Hawassa, Bahir Dar, Adama.
Manufacturing and industrial parksAirlines and logisticsCoffee exportBankingHealth
Questions before booking
Can you integrate M-Pesa into my online store?
Yes. We implement the Safaricom Daraja API with STK push so customers pay directly from the checkout, and orders reconcile automatically against confirmed payments.
What does an e-commerce website cost in Kenya?
Nexio e-commerce builds start at KES 120,000 for a 50-product WooCommerce store with M-Pesa, card and PayPal. Multi-vendor marketplaces are quoted individually.
Do you deliver e-commerce across Ethiopia?
Yes. Nexio works remotely across Ethiopia, including Addis Ababa, Hawassa, Bahir Dar, Adama. Discovery, reviews and support run through video, email and WhatsApp.
How do I start a e-commerce project in Ethiopia?
Choose the service, review the starting scope, and pay the 50% booking deposit securely through Paystack. We then confirm the final written scope before delivery begins.
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