Cairo - Egypt, July 28th 2013: World Retail Awards has nominated Jumia for two main awards this year. The first one is the "Pure Play Retailer of the Year" and the second one is "Best New Retail Launch". Jumia is an e-commerce business founded by Rocket Internet in Africa. It is an online shopping website that basically have many branches in different countries in the continent such as; Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco, and Ivory Coast. In each of these countries there is a separate Jumia with an individual team. The website www.jumia.com.eg sells everything starting from fashion and accessories to electronics, mobiles and home appliance. Jumia has been nominated for those two categories as recognition of its achievements in the African Retail Market.
It is worth mentioning that World Retail Awards is a global platform that acknowledges and promotes excellence in the field of retail. Different retailers from over the world compete to win those highly sought after awards. The awards are covering key areas of retail and operation skills the thing that proves that whoever win those awards has deserved them. Furthermore, the awards offer a chance for retailers around the world to prove the creativity and innovation of their business to the whole world.
It is worth mentioning that Jumia is preparing to celebrate the first anniversary of its presence in Egypt. A year during which the company was able to grow at a very fast pace as the number of workers tripled as well as the size of the business that haven't stopped growing tremendously on a monthly basis, making Jumia gain a huge share of the market. Jumia' planning to achieve what is much more than that and become the sole player of the e-market in the near future.
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About Jumia
Jumia.com.eg is Egypt's fastest growing online retailer. Jumia Online Store offers different kinds of products, including apparel, shoes, fashion accessories, electronics, household appliance and toys. Jumia offers the best-in-class customer experience, with free delivery, free returns, and cash-on-delivery payment. Jumia Egypt has been launched in the summer of 2012 with the support of the leading venture builder and accelerator Rocket Internet GmbH. Jumia.com's shareholders include Millicom International Cellular S.A. - which recently increased its stake with additional €85 million investment-, Investment AB Kinnevik, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Summit Partners, and Rocket Internet GmbH. Jumia is present in Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Cote D'ivoire and Kenya.
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Media Contacts
Ahmed Hany | PR & Media Associate - Jumia
ahmed.hany@eg.jumia.com
Tarek Lasheen | PR Director Memac Ogilvy & Mather
Tarek.lasheen@ogilvy.com
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