JUMIA Celebrates With Nigerians, Launching Delivery Express

JUMIA.com, leading e-commerce site in Africa, celebrates the Independence Day with several activities for its Nigerian customers making online shopping even more convenient.

JUMIA being the first retailer to bring Samsung Galaxy Note 3 exclusively to the West African market, is also launching JUMIA Express to become the first e-commerce provider in Nigeria with same-day-delivery within 3 hours 33 minutes for special product releases

The Company also said that launching the Independence Day Online Store which offers discounts and free delivery on all JUMIA products until October 1st

“Independence Day is a huge local event with high importance for all of us. That’s why we’ve decided to celebrate this with our customers and to give something back to reward their loyalty. JUMIA is the first provider bringing the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to the Nigerians and will also give huge discounts and free delivery to celebrate this great date”, said Tunde Kehinde, managing Director of JUMIA Nigeria.

“The satisfaction of our customers is our main focus. We are trying to improve ourselves every day to offer an even better shopping experience. With JUMIA Express we are the only provider in Nigeria who delivers items within a few hours. That’s a huge step forward”, he adds.

According to Afam Anyika, head, Offline Marketing, Jumia now offers its customers same-day-delivery within a few hours being the first and only provider in Nigeria offering this kind of service for special product releases.

JUMIA Nigeria is the first provider offering the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to customers in Nigeria. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is a cross between a phone and a tablet called “phablet”, and is the third version of the device. It comes with a 5.7-inch screen, a 13-megapixel camera and will run on 4G. One of the main innovations is the Air Command function which gives users easy access to the Note 3’s main features when using the S Pen.

Independence Day Store
The ‘Independence day store’ will offer customers incredible discounts on products from all JUMIA categories as well as free delivery until October 1st. E.g. on shoes, JUMIA is giving a 20% discount. Also gamers aren’t left out too as they can get the chance to be the first to get new releases Grand Theft Auto 5 and the much awaited Fifa ’14.

Founded in 2012, JUMIA has grown to be the fouth most visited Nigerian and has over 1,500 employees in four countries and the website receives about 300,000 unique visitors daily. Last month, JUMIA has launched the largest e-commerce campus in West Africa spanning over 10,000 square meters in Lagos, Nigeria. Only a few weeks ago, JUMIA got nominated for the World Online Retail Awards 2013 in two categories.

At JUMIA, customers across the continent can shop the widest assortment of quality products at affordable prices – offering everything from fashion, consumer electronics, home appliances to beauty products.

JUMIA is active in five countries, including Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt, Kenya and Ivory Coast.

JUMIA is part of the africainternetholding.com. The Africa Internet Holding introduces and accelerates the online shift in Africa, as well as for Africa, its people, and its culture.