Armco to sell on JUMIA Kenya Online Marketplace

Nairobi, Kenya, 22^nd August 2014, Armco, a leading electronics and home appliances manufacturer and supplier has moved to sell its products on the JUMIA Kenya online marketplace.

Armco joins BATA, Express Automation, Sangyug, Mia Mara, among others already selling on the platform.

The JUMIA Kenya online marketplace is a platform that allows merchants to showcase their products, transforming their physical store to an e-store and bridging the gap between online and offline sales.

Vinay Savani, Sales and Marketing Director Armco, said,“Jumia online marketplace is the best way to reach a wider market, it’s convenient and stress free since customers will receive Armco products delivered to them anywhere in Kenya and they can pay cash on delivery.”

Merchants listing on the company’s website www.jumia.co.ke enjoy a stress-free selling experience with JUMIA handling the product warehousing, marketing, customer care, delivery and after sales and remitting cash resulting from the sales to the merchants at an agreed date.

Parinaz Firozi, MD Jumia Kenya, “Jumia helps you post pictures and create a description of the products you are selling, we then arrange for collection and take an agreed commission of every item sold, you don’t pay anything unless you sell and in this way retailers get to save money on physical shop space and reach a wider market across Kenya. Customers also get their best brands in one place.”

Unlike other platforms, Jumia allows you to sell only brand new products, unopened, in original packaging materials and with original manufacturer’s warranty details if any included in the listing comments.

The seller centre allows merchants to monitor their sales as well as pending, shipped and cancelled orders on their own.

Jumia is Kenya’s leading online retailer which celebrated its first anniversary in may this year and sells great products at unbeatable prices from electronics, fashion, home appliances among others. The company offers free delivery of products above ksh. 5,000 as those blow the amount incur a delivery cost of ksh. 200. The company also provides customers with an array of payment options including cash on delivery, mobile money transfer and credit card anda free return and exchange policy of 7 days.