Kano State, Nigeria
Custom ERP and billing, AI agents, web applications and SaaS for distribution and textile businesses in Kano. Built by Flip Retail in Jaipur, India, and delivered remotely, with working software every two weeks.
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01 — Local economy
Trans-Saharan caravans made Kano a trading city centuries ago, and commerce still dominates: Kantin Kwari is one of West Africa's largest textile markets, and grain, sesame, hides and skins, and livestock are traded from across northern Nigeria and from Niger. Tanneries, flour mills and plastics plants operate in the Sharada, Challawa and Bompai industrial estates, and the Dala Inland Dry Port clears containers locally.
Hausa, English and Arabic
02 — Industries
What we would build first for the industries Kano is known for.
04 — Working together
Jaipur is 4 h 30 min ahead of Kano all year. A 09:00 start there is 13:30 in Jaipur. Standard 09:00–18:00 office days overlap by 4 h 30 min, which is enough for live calls, demos and same-day answers.
Local time, standard time.
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05 — FAQ
Yes, remotely. Flip Retail is a software studio in Jaipur, India, with no office in Kano; discovery happens on video calls and you get working software every two weeks.
Jaipur is 4 h 30 min ahead of Kano all year. A 09:00 start there is 13:30 in Jaipur. Standard 09:00–18:00 office days overlap by 4 h 30 min, which is enough for live calls, demos and same-day answers.
For English and Arabic, yes: current language models handle them well, including mixed-language messages. Support for Hausa is more limited, so we test with real customer messages before committing to it, and route anything the agent is unsure about to your team.
Usually one module that fixes the most expensive problem first. For wholesale & distribution that is often multi-warehouse inventory and price lists, schemes & discounts. It goes live early, and the rest of the system follows in two-week increments while your team is already using it.
Contact
Tell us about the process you want fixed. We reply within one working day.