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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jumia Uganda is bringing back its Black Friday shopping campaign, offering discounts of up to 80% on selected products as consumers look for ways to manage household spending amid rising living costs. The campaign, running from October 30 to November 30, will feature deals …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For many Ugandans living outside major urban centres, online shopping was once viewed as a service reserved for residents of Kampala and a few large municipalities. Long delivery timelines, high transport costs and limited logistics infrastructure meant that customers in districts such as …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over the past 14 years, Jumia Uganda has grown from a relatively unknown online marketplace into one of the country’s leading digital commerce platforms, playing a significant role in shaping Uganda’s e-commerce ecosystem and creating opportunities across the value chain. According to Jumia …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jumia, Uganda’s leading e-commerce platform, has teamed up with electric mobility company Spiro to introduce a fleet of electric bikes for deliveries in Kampala, a move aimed at cutting carbon emissions and promoting sustainable urban transportation. The initiative marks a major milestone in Jumia’s …

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 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jumia, the e-commerce platform in Uganda, kicked off its 11 years celebrations in Uganda with a campaign launch dubbed ‘Jumia Loves You’. As part of the festivities, the company is offering a discount promo of up to 60% across all product categories from June 5 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s leading e-commerce platform, Jumia will for its 6th year running, host the annual Jumia Black Friday from November 4th to 30th, 2022. The company hosted hundreds of its vendors to a conference at Fairway Hotel in Kampala  Thursday to recognize, guide and encourage …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | E-commerce firm, Jumia has officially launched the 9th edition of its annual tech-sale. Executives said yesterday (March 21) in Kampala that the sale activity will run from March 21 to April 3rd themed “Upgrade your tech today”. This year’s Jumia tech-sale will offer shoppers across …

Spanish on-demand courier service, Glovo, now plans to expand into Jinja or Entebbe as it grows its network across Uganda. Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The company currently partners with various businesses including retail chains such as Carrefour and fast food chains, KFC, Mr. Tasty Fried Chicken, The Food …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The rise of e-commerce in the past few years is benefiting budding entrepreneurs as consumers are finding it easy to do shopping by merely clicking the button of their internet enabled devices. One of the entrepreneurs interviewed for this story, Joachim Mumbere has turned his shop …