Zandaux has no fear of Jumia’s ‘ghost of failure’

Tupuca, an Angolan online food and grocery delivery platform, is capitalising on increased demand for its services and is looking for further funds to expand.

The e-commerce company claims first consumer retail deal for the continent, with Nigeria and Kenya as initial markets.

With declining customer numbers and sales, the e-commerce company is increasing its drive to become more lean and efficient and turning to payment solutions for some positivity.

The ecommerce giant accumulated losses of $2 billion, as at end December 2022, and says there’s no guarantee it will achieve or sustain profitability in the future.

Jumia has on-boarded 25,000 independent salesperson and established 350 pick-up points countrywide.

I-DICE will support 451 tech start-ups, 226 creative enterprises and 75 enterprise support organisations, and the benefits to Nigeria’s economy are pegged at $6.4 billion.

Bennet Otoo, PR & Communications Manager, Jumia, delves into several top trends expected for the year.

Samsung, Tecno, TCL, and Xiaomi are among the partners supporting this year’s campaign.

The initial rollout will be in Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Côte d'Ivoire, and Uganda.

Automated, on-demand and instant logistics service will serve Jumia’s consumers upon launch.

Jumia partners consumer tech company realme to provide consumers across Sub-Saharan Africa with new devices.