Jumia has announced the launch of its portal in South Africa to help consumers access essential products at the lowest price.
The launch of the Jumia portal will provide a steady supply of hygiene & sanitary products such as diapers, soap bars, disinfectants, and liquid hand wash at affordable prices.
It will also enable brands and vendors of essential products to reach consumers at a time where distribution in retail is challenging.
Dettol, Harpic (Reckitt Benckiser), Pampers, Always, Arie & Gillette (Procter & Gamble) are among the brands who have joined forces with Jumia in order to enable the launch of the platform.
The eCommerce firm will leverage the existing infrastructure of Zando, one of the leading fashion online retailers in the country and a subsidiary of Jumia Technologies AG.
“We are proud to extend our Jumia operations to South Africa and to offer a safer shopping solution both to vendors and consumers. In times of crisis, it is our mission to innovate together with our partners in order to bring solutions to our consumers,” said Sacha Poignonnec, co-CEO of Jumia.
“We will leverage on Zando infrastructure to contribute to making essential products accessible and affordable to all consumers in South Africa.
“We want to thank Reckitt Benckiser, Procter & Gamble, as well as the other brands and vendors who have spontaneously partnered with us in this effort and we welcome all other providers o to join us”, said Grant Brown, CEO of Jumia & Zando in South Africa.
