jumia
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Mastercard jumps on the Jumia bandwagon
In spite of the fact that it is heading towards an IPO (see our previous story), internet retailer Jumia is set to receive a USD50 million investment from payment services provider Mastercard in a private placement. Mastercard will also partner with Jumia to help the latter “grow its operations.” While details of their collaboration were
8th April 2019
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail & Shopping Malls
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Jumia IPO gives a peek under the hood of African e-commerce
As had been widely anticipated (see our previous story), Jumia is to list on the New York Stock Exchange. Founded in 2012 by Berlin-based Rocket Internet (which currently holds a 20.6% stake), Jumia is part-owned by telecommunications companies MTN (29.7%) and Millicom International Cellular (9.6%), insurance company AXA (5.8%), and alcoholic drinks giant Pernod Ricard
14th March 2019
Categories: SagaRetail News - Consumer - Egypt - Retail & Shopping Malls - Ghana - Algeria - Cameroon - Cote d'Ivoire - Kenya - Morocco - Nigeria - Rwanda - Senegal - Tanzania - Tunisia - Uganda - South Africa - Ivory Coast
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High noon in Egyptian e-commerce
Noon, an internet retailer that debuted in Saudi Arabia and the UAE in 2017, recently launched a beta version of its website in Egypt. Backed by USD1 billion in investment from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and a number of private individuals in the Gulf region, it currently sells products in Egypt across five categories:
27th February 2019
Categories: SagaRetail News - Egypt - Retail & Shopping Malls
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Pernod Ricard takes a swig of Jumia
French alcoholic drinks group Pernod Ricard has acquired an unspecified stake in Africa-focused internet retailer Jumia. Terms have not been disclosed. Jumia is owned by Rocket Internet, MTN, AXA, Goldman Sachs, Orange and CDCI, and, as previously discussed, it likely to have an IPO this year. Pernod Ricard owns such brands as Absolut Vodka, Beefeater
21st January 2019
Categories: SagaRetail News - Consumer - Retail & Shopping Malls - Ghana - Kenya - Nigeria
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Carrefour adds clicks to its bricks
Carrefour franchisee Majid Al Futtaim has signed an agreement with online retailer Jumia to offer online shopping in Kenya from the beginning of next year. Simultaneously, CFAO, the French retailer’s franchisee in Francophone West and Central Africa, will also sell its products on Jumia’s online platform in Cameroon, Côte d’ivoire, and Senegal. According to Frank
11th December 2018
Categories: SagaRetail News - Consumer - Retail & Shopping Malls - Cameroon - Cote d'Ivoire - Kenya - Senegal
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Africa’s first unicorn set to go public next year
Media reports suggest that internet retailer Jumia will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange early next year, with a reported valuation of around USD1 billion. Jumia has local websites in 14 African countries.
5th October 2018
Categories: SagaRetail News - Beauty