Why nala.lu

?  The offers on the platform have been confirmed, the referenced businesses really deliver or provide take away services – NALA is not simply a copy of directories or other lists

?   National – for all residents of Luxembourg, in 3 languages

?   Stylish – attractive for young and old, easy to use for businesses and customers

?   With addresses of shops, service providers, artists and musicians

?    Links to other websites – Lëtzshop, toussolidaires ? no competition, but under the motto Luxembourg together

?   A young team – at home because of corona, usually working or studying abroad ? commitment for Luxembourg

When the Coronavirus hit Luxembourg, and all our favourite shops had to close, we like many others believed that the only options left were beans and ravioli cans. ?How wrong we were! Like the rest of us, our local retailers adapted and re-opened, some with brand new delivery or home services. But most of their clients still don’t know about it.

What we do

So we, a group of young professionals and students, gathered together our experience in web design, economics, law and public relations and spontaneously started last weekend to build a free, independent and beautiful platform called NALA – Now Act Local Association (www.nala.lu). On this platform, customers can find local shops that sell and/or deliver their products or services, while businesses can communicate that their services and products are available during the confinement.

In short, it is ‘Luxembourg we’re in business’ address book during the Covid-19 crisis.

To be sure that the featured businesses are still running, we contact every one of them before adding their name to the platform.

Our offer has so far been very well received. We have received enthusiastic approval from the businesses we have already contacted. For them, the communication of their offer is vital, many have told us their story and their distress and have encouraged us with their ideas. We currently have over 50 businesses listed on nala.lu, from flowers to cakes, shoes for children and art. But this is only the beginning, more addresses are being added every hour. Moreover, the Chamber of Commerce is officially supporting the NALA project.

Today (Thursday, 2nd April 2020), we went online and now invite all of Luxembourg to have a look at nala.lu, to find the businesses that are still in business.

The use of the platform by businesses and customers is free as it is our way of supporting the Luxembourg community during the Covid-19 crisis. This platform is not an advertising marketplace; we are running it on a non-profit basis during the Covid-19 confinement. We do not manage featured business’ websites and we do not take or transmit orders, nor do we carry out or arrange for deliveries.