Jumia expands online food delivery into Egypt
The move into Egypt means Jumia is offering some form of food delivery in all 11 of its markets except SA
01 March 2021 - 19:26
Jumia Technologies is expanding in online food delivery as the pioneering Africa e-commerce business looks to grow beyond its main market of trading phones and electronics.
Food makes up 20% of overall transactions on the platform and is growing quickly, co-CEO Sacha Poignonnec said in an interview. The company is expanding the service into Egypt, where there is a gap in the market following the exit of Uber Eats, he said...
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