Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jumia Uganda has officially launched its much-anticipated Black Friday 2025 campaign at an exclusive event held at the Jumia Fulfilment Centre in Kampala. The launch gathered government officials, regulators, partners, and key stakeholders in Uganda’s digital economy under the theme “E-Commerce Adoption in Uganda …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Jumia, Uganda’s leading e-commerce platform has reported exceptional growth following its recent Black Friday campaign, solidifying its role in transforming the retail landscape across the country, it said on Dec.5 in a statement. This year’s Black Friday marked a significant milestone for the platform. More …
Read More »Lukaku, Smalling slam ‘insensitive’ Italian sports daily ‘Black Friday’ front page
Rome, Italy | AFP | Romelu Lukaku and Chris Smalling on Thursday slammed a renowned Italian sports daily as “dumb” and “insensitive” after it used “Black Friday” in a front page headline about them meeting for the first time in Serie A. Former Manchester United teammates Smalling and Lukaku face off …
Read More »E-Commerce eats into Black Friday, now a shadow of its former self in US
‘Black Friday’ becoming a shadow of its former self in US New York, United States | AFP | The US holiday shopping season officially opened with a deluge of “Black Friday” promotions but the frenzied crowds of the past have thinned out with the rise of e-commerce. Companies in the …
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Why do shoppers throw punches over bargains? A marketing expert explains the psychology Kampala, Uganda | COLLEEN P. KIRK | Black Friday, the most celebrated shopping day of the year, abounds with tales of fistfights over discounted televisions or even stampedes as consumers rush to get that low-priced sweater they saw …
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