NIGERIA – Africa’s leading ecommerce and logistics company, Jumia, through its food and grocery delivery outfit – Jumia Food, has introduced its new concept Jumia Food Mart in its third market Nigeria, following introduction of the quick commerce platform in Kenya and Uganda.
The move aimed to meet increased consumer demand for rapid delivery, will enable consumers to receive their online grocery orders in a record time of under 20 minutes, offering convenience at its best.
The platform will be fashioning orders of basic essentials like rice, milk, sugar, bread, vegetables, snacks, and personal care products.
The ecommerce operator is set to leverage on micro fulfilment centres set in neighbourhoods to undertake the last-mile delivery, revolutionizing delivery times.
Chief Executive Officer, Jumia Nigeria, Massimiliano Spalazzi, said, “We are excited to bring quick commerce to Nigeria and continue to deliver an amazing experience to our consumers.
“Consumer behaviour and lifestyles are changing with speed and convenience becoming more important than ever. It’s a great achievement for our logistics team who resolved many challenges to make it happen.”
Jumia has witnessed a great shift to everyday products since COVID-19 outbreak as a result of consumers’ shifting preference toward e-commerce, and its new “dark store” concept represents an important step forward in making online shopping more convenient than ever before.
Still in the West African country, Jumia Food has entered into a strategic partnership with Bicycle community delivery platform Errand360, to offer last mile deliveries to the company’s customers.
Launched last year, Errand360 bicycles serves users with demand for quick and short errands within their communities and on-demand delivery services.
The startup, which raised a pre-seed funding round in November and is now working on its seed, will work with Jumia Food in Nigeria with hundreds of riders across multiple locations.
The partnership will enable customers to order and pay for meal deliveries via the Jumia Food app, with seamless delivery to either their homes or offices conducted by Errand360.
“This Jumia deal is a nationwide deal and for at least three years across multiple locations with at least 100 riders to start with. It’s a mega deal and a gamechanger for the company and will see the company deliver thousands of orders monthly,” said Errand360 co-founder Jaiyeola Ayodeji David.
Errand360 is operational in Lagos, Abuja and Ibadan, and has so far delivered over 55,000 orders. It has also signed deals with Glovo, Gokada, and Bolt, and is currently delivering for those brands.
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