Jumia Launches in Uganda

Jumia, an online shopping destination in Africa, has its services to Uganda. The East African country will now have access to Jumia’s wide range of products including: fashion, electronics, home appliances, mobile devices and beauty at www.jumia.ug.

This giant stride makes JUMIA available in six African countries  (Kenya, Nigeria , Morocco,  Egypt and Ivory Coast ). The company plans to offer a secure, convenient, stress-free online shopping experience and in the overall offer customers a great value for money.

After a purchase is completed online, the goods are delivered directly to the customer’s doorstep. Payment is made in cash once goods have been received, a method which is called ‘Cash-On-Delivery’ (COD) and if the customer desires to return, JUMIA offers an easy and stress-free returns policy

According to Co-founder of JUMIA, Jeremy Hodara: “We want to offer all Africans a variety of assortments with a high quality, for best prices. After our launch in Nigeria, Morocco, Kenya, Egypt and Ivory Coast in less than one and a half years we are eager to expand our success story to Uganda….

Jumia have displayed an impressive performance in the past one year it started business. Last year it launched its first mobile application, created its own e-commerce campus in West Africa and won “The Best New Retail Launch of the Year” at the World Retail Awards – being the first African company to win an award at the prestigious conference.