E-commerce

Safaricom has announced that it is planning to expand its e-commerce platform Masoko to other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa by year 2020.  This is on the backdrop of an expected growth of Smartphones in the region estimated to hit over 525 million users as at... Read More

For those familiar with international online shopping - that is, shopping from another country online, you may have come across the terms billing address and shopping address. These two terms are quite confusing as sometimes may refer to the same place and on other occasions,... Read More

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin and contains essential nutrients, such as proteins, carbohydrates, and vitamins among others. Jumia Food makes it possible to have food delivered to your doorstep. Here are... Read More

The internet has made the world a small place and Jumia is out to prove this right. Jumia global makes an entry on to the Ugandan scene following its successful launch and reception in Nigeria and Kenya. https://twitter.com/JumiaUG/status/1129039162806591490?s=19 Jumia is an online marketplace in Africa... Read More

Xiaomi is one of the leading smartphone manufacturers in the world and even more so, a top budget smartphone maker. Without any doubt, budget smartphones sell more especially in Africa and for a brand like Xiaomi, this is a good opportunity to enter the market... Read More

Reports of Jumia possibly going on a major global market stock exchange has been in the air for a while now. Finally, an official confirmation that the African e-commerce giant has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange has been confirmed by... Read More

E-commerce also known as Electronic Commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products over the Internet. It is based on technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, Internet marketing, online transaction processing, electronic data interchange, inventory management systems, and... Read More

Credit card fraud is on the rise worldwide and so are the different types of credit card scams. Internet has made Credit card fraud easier and the scammers are getting smarter and use all sorts of tricks. These range from phony phone calls and emails... Read More

Offline vs Online shopping in Uganda comes down to experience vs convenience. It is only recently that online shopping has really taken hold of us as consumers, especially millennials. However, even with the growing hype in the media about e-commerce and discounts, most of the... Read More