JUMIA Kenya Unveils Online Marketplace for Entrepreneurs and Suppliers
Africa’s number one online retailer now allows retailers to
sell directly to shoppers
Nairobi,
Kenya, 30th June 2014 Kenya’s largest online
shopping company has unveiled its much awaited Marketplace, an online platform
that will allow suppliers and entrepreneurs to sell their products directlyto the
company’s huge customer base.
Entrepreneurs will decide what to sell
and at what price, upload a picture of the item and create a description of the
product, and after approval the product will go live on www.Jumia.co.ke.
JUMIA will handle the product storage, marketing, customer care and delivery.
The entrepreneur will then receive the cash resulting from the sale.
The Seller Centre on the portal givesretailers full
access to all their operational transactions with JUMIA,
as well as the opportunity to view their products and update stock and prices. Sellers
can monitor their sales, as well as pending, shipped and cancelled orders on their
own personal account.
