Jumia Marks 11 Years in Uganda

Jumia Uganda on Wednesday evening celebrated 11 years in the Ugandan market.

Vinod Goel, the CEO of Jumia Uganda, expressed excitement about celebrating 11 years with the company’s customers, partners, staff, and associates.

“We are thrilled to celebrate 11 years in Uganda with our customers, partners, staff and associates and as is tradition, we will have amazing offers across all categories like phones, TVs, appliances, fashion and more.”

He also shared the insights on how Jumia has become cheaper and will soon be cheaper than putting your items on a bus when sending them upcountry.

“The value we bring to your customers as vendors is immense as before, it wasn’t possible to have things like “returns” but on Jumia, your customer is assured of a return in case they aren’t satisfied with the product.” he said.

Eng. Irene Kaggwa Ssewankambo, the Executive Director of Uganda Communications Commission, who graced the event as the Chief Guest, commended Jumia for pioneering and championing innovations that have disrupted the traditional e-commerce model in Uganda.

She highlighted the ripple effect it has had on the market, presenting numerous opportunities for Business-to-Business and Business-to-Customer interactions due to the elimination of physical limitations in its business model.

“Jumia has connected buyers and sellers and in this, transformed the lives of Ugandans like we saw during the pandemic.”

She added: Because of Jumia, people don’t even need to rent expensive storage for their items. They have opened up opportunities in the e-commerce industry like employment and also provided consumer choice which is important to us as a regulator.”

At the event, dfcu Bank was announced as the Platinum Sponsor of the 2023 Jumia Anniversary Sale which will run from June 5th to July 2nd, 2023.

For 30 days, dfcu Bank customers will enjoy a discount of up to 10% on all purchases made using dfcu Visa Debit or Credit Cards.

The discount will be in addition to up to 60% in discounts on products that will be offered by Jumia.

The announcement was made during a special event to celebrate Jumia Uganda’s milestone held at its Warehouse in Ntinda Industrial Area.

Jude Kansiime, dfcu’s Head of Marketing, conveyed his congratulations to Jumia Uganda on their remarkable 11-year anniversary. He recognized Jumia’s pioneering role in the online space and its significant impact on the e-commerce industry.

“Our partnership with Jumia started last year, and it’s still going strong because we recognize the immense benefits that our customers reap from it. For the Jumia Anniversary Sale, dfcu customers will enjoy an additional 10% discount from us, in addition to the Jumia discount, allowing them to enjoy up to 70% off while shopping on Jumia,” noted Kansiime.

He further emphasized dfcu Bank’s commitment to enhancing convenience, particularly in the digital realm.

“dfcu is a Bank that is dedicated to creating digital solutions which empower our customers and also ease the way they live and do business. With this partnership, we’re strengthening our commitment because we know our customers will enjoy the convenience of online shopping and the added bonus of massive discounts.”

dfcu bank encourages its valued customers to take advantage of this limited time offer by using their dfcu Visa Debit or Credit Cards to make purchases on the Jumia Uganda store.