Text Book Centre Rents an Online Store on Jumia Kenya Marketplace

Nairobi, Kenya, 15^th September 2014- Leading book store chain Text Book Centre has tapped into the JUMIA Kenya Online Marketplace to increase book sales with over 4000 listings on the company’s website www.jumia.co.ke

The book store whose retail, wholesale and distribution services have unrivalled capacity to meet the demands of Kenya’s vibrant education sector since 1964 has chosen to sell on the platform due to its good reputation.

Rajiv Chowdhry – Managing Director, Text Book Centre “Jumia is a well-known e-commerce site that is recognized and respected widely, as such they are a good match for Text Book Centre to partner with in an effort to better serve our customers.”

Currently, the book store has over 4,000 products on the platform and intends to have all their products on the platform over time.

Other companies selling on the website include Bata, Armco, Nairobi Sports House, Sangyug, Victoria Court Furnitures, small, medium enterprises, stall owners and single entrepreneurs operating from home.

Parinaz Firozi MD JUMIA Kenya , “Text Book Centre customers will enjoy an easy, stress free and convenient shopping experience, once they place an order Jumia will deliver anywhere in Kenya, they also have the option to pay cash on delivery.”

About Jumia Kenya Online Marketplace

The JUMIA Kenya online marketplace is a platform that allows merchants to showcase their products on www.jumia.co.ke , transforming their physical store to an e-store and bridging the gap between online and offline sales. The seller centre allows merchants to monitor their sales as well as pending, shipped and cancelled orders on their own. Jumia takes an agreed commission only for products sold.

Merchants listing on the website 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.

To sell on the website, the product needs to be brand-new, unused, unopened in its original packaging, with all original packaging materials. Original protective wrapping, if any, should be intact and the product should include the original manufacturer's warranty, with warranty details included in the listing comments. The seller will then upload the product image with a description before the product goes live on the company's website.