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Jumia sees its number of active users jump by half
The number of annual active consumers (those who have made a purchase during the prior 12 months) using Jumia increased at an annual rate of 51% during the first three months of 2020, to 6.4 million, according to the online retailer’s latest quarterly report. The total number of orders it received rose by 28% year-on-year
15th May 2020
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Jumia sees surge in demand due to Covid-19 but grapples with logistical issues
According to pan-African internet retailer Jumia, Covid-19 has led to a surge in demand, particularly for FMCG, while also posing supply-chain challenges. It also revealed that its two co-founders and co-CEOs, Jeremy Hodara and Sacha Poignonnec, have taken a temporary 25% pay cut for the duration of the crisis. In a letter to shareholders, Jumia
20th April 2020
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Jumia re-orients consumer proposition as it seeks path to profitability
Having exited the Cameroonian, Tanzanian, and Rwandan markets over recent months and reoriented its marketing efforts towards lower-value items, internet retailer Jumia saw its gross merchandise value (GMV) decline at an annual rate of 3% during Q4 2019, from €311 million in Q4 2018 to €301 million. However, for 2019 as a whole, GMV rose
11th March 2020
Categories: SagaRetail News - Egypt - Ghana - Cote d'Ivoire - Kenya - Morocco - Nigeria - Senegal - South Africa
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Jumia pulls the plug on Cameroon and Tanzania
On November 17th, pan-African internet retailer Jumia ceased operations in Cameroon. In a statement, the company said that “We came to the conclusion that our transactional portal as it is run today is not suitable to the current context in Cameroon.” Before the end of the month, it had also exited Tanzania. According to company
25th November 2019
Categories: SagaRetail News - Africa - Retail & Shopping Malls - Cameroon
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Still burning cash, Jumia positions itself as an online bridge to Africa
Africa-focused internet retailer Jumia saw its revenue rise at an annual rate of 19.4% during Q3 2019, to €40.1 million, while its operating loss widened by 34.6%, to €54.6 million. Gross merchandise volume (the total value of orders, including those of third parties using its platform, before the deduction of any discounts or vouchers and
14th November 2019
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail - Africa - Egypt - Retail & Shopping Malls - Ghana - Algeria - Cameroon - Cote d'Ivoire - Kenya - Nigeria - Senegal - Tunisia - South Africa - Ivory Coast
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Jumia’s losses narrow on strong sales growth
Gross merchandise volume (GMV) at Africa-focused internet retailer Jumia, which floated on the NYSE two months ago, stood at €240 million during the first three months of 2019, up 58% year-on-year. GMV is the total value of merchandise sold through its marketplace, including third-party sales. Adjusted EBITDA loss as a percentage of GMV narrowed from 19.8%
13th June 2019
Categories: SagaRetail News - Egypt - Retail & Shopping Malls - Cote d'Ivoire - Kenya - Nigeria
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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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