1st December, 2017
Dedeigbo Ayodeji
The Chief Executive Officer of Jumia Nigeria, Mrs. Juliet Anammaha, has disclosed that its 2017 Black Friday festival attracted more than 14 million visits since the commencement of the campaign on November 13.
The annual sales event which was initiated in Nigeria in 2013 by Jumia remains the busiest and largest shopping day of the year on both online and offline stores
“On jumia.com.ng more than 60,000 orders were placed on the Big Bang day of November 24 and more than 320,000 orders have been placed during the entire event so far.
”This year’s explosive Black Friday numbers demonstrate the increasing capacity and flexibility of the online retail space in Nigeria.
“We deliver to the 36 states across Nigeria and are able to reach neighbourhood and shoppers who traditionally have not had access to a wide variety of products and deals. This year we also see the increasing interest in groceries and other FMGC products which reflects the increasing relevance of Black Friday to the average Nigerian,” she stated.
Juliet also gave some of the key highlight of the 2017 figures:
•More than 1.9 million visits on Black Friday Big Bang.
.14.4 million visits since the start of the sales event
•Overall, 85% of all visits were made on a mobile device, compared to 72% in 2016
•Since the beginning of the Jumia Black Friday Festival, more than 320,000 orders have been placed.
•86,000 smartphones and counting have been sold in the past two weeks.
•380,000- Number of spaghetti packets that have been shipped out.
•208,214 – The number of times the Jumia app has been installed since the beginning of Black Friday festival.
•The top selling feature phone has been the Tecno T401-(Triple sim, Back Camera with flash)
•Items sold on Black Friday 2017 Big Bang day was 174 more compared to the items sold in 2016.
Jumia also announced a new partnership with Dangote Cement. Dangote Cement can now be bought on jumia.com.ng in three different quantities, available to ship to Jumia customers in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. The cement will retail for N2500 per bag.
This year’s Jumia Black Friday Festival featured partnership with Intel, Pampers, Infinix, Philips, Fero, HP, MTN, Air France and KLM.
For the first time, the shopping event featured a lottery giveaway with the grand prize of a brand new car, courtesy of Coscharis Nigeria Limited.
Another big first this year was the sales of premium car giving up to 60% like the Range Rover Evoque Coupe and the jaguar XE.
FCMB is also sponsoring an extra 10% off on all orders above N5,000 that are paid for using an FCMB account on Jumia pay.
Film houses, cinemas also added excitement to the 2017 event by giving away a free cinemas ticket to every Black Friday shopper who has a valid Jumia order number or invoice.
The first 1,000 customers to place Jumia Express orders everyday receive a complimentary treat, courtesy of Mcvites biscuits.