The Story Behind Salmart – Built for Nigerians, by a Nigerian

Behind every great platform is a story. And behind Salmart is one young Nigerian with a big vision — Chris Douglas.

This isn’t your usual startup with a room full of developers in Silicon Valley. Salmart was built from scratch by a single, determined individual coding on his mobile phone, who saw the challenges Nigerians face when buying and selling online and decided to fix it with tech, trust, and transparency.

🧠 The Vision

Salmart was born with one mission:

To create Nigeria’s most trusted, user-friendly, and secure online marketplace.

Where many platforms ignored safety or made things difficult for local sellers, Chris focused on building a people-first experience — where anyone, from Lagos to Kano, could buy and sell confidently.

🏗️ The Builder: Chris Douglas

From code to concept, every part of Salmart was designed and developed by Chris Douglas, a passionate developer, product thinker, and tech enthusiast who believes in solving real problems with technology.

A digital marketplace Nigerians can proudly call their own — fast, clean, secure, and built with local realities in mind.

Without a big team or huge funding, he built Salmart to:

• Work offline using PWA technology
• Run smoothly even on low-end phones
• Protect buyers and sellers from fraud
• Make advertising easy and effective for small businesses
• Deliver fast performance on any network — 3G, 2G, or no internet at all

💡 Our Core Values

• 1. Trust

  Every design decision revolves around user safety.

• 2. Simplicity

  Built for the average Nigerian, not just techies.

• 3. Local Focus

  From UI to payment to delivery, everything is made for Nigeria.

• 4. Integrity

  No fake listings. No scams. No games.

🌍 The Bigger Picture

Salmart isn’t just a buying and selling platform. It’s a movement to empower young entrepreneurs, small businesses, artisans, and individuals looking for a better way to trade without fear.

It’s also about building Nigeria’s tech future, showing that local talent can create world-class solutions.

🙌 From One to Millions

Today, Chris still leads development, marketing, support, and everything in between — all from the ground up. But his dream is to grow Salmart into a company that employs young Nigerians, trains tech talents, and builds tools that serve the continent.