Jumia Nigeria CEO, Massimiliano Spalazzi

Jumia Nigeria Announces Massive Price Slash During Tech Week 2020 

By AbuSatar Hamed

LAGOS: Jumia Nigeria has announced a price slash offer for customers in its upcoming Tech Week campaign which is scheduled to run from March 23rd to the 29th.

According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by Ayomide Oriade of PR Redline, the campaign will run in parallel with its Stay Safe campaign aimed at providing consumers access to hygiene products, groceries, utility bills and all relevant fast-moving consumer goods during this critical time when most Nigerians might experience restrictions in movement as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jumia Nigeria CEO, Massimiliano Spalazzi, however assured customers that there are over 6 million home essential products and groceries that Nigerians can choose from.

Similarly, Tech Week gives customers the opportunity to buy tech-related items at the most affordable prices irrespective of social status, earnings or budget by offering massive discount deals.

To take advantage of this amazing opportunity, customers are expected to download the Jumia App from the android or iOS stores and follow the Jumia social media handles for purchase of tech products such as phones, computing televisions, games and consoles, cameras and other accessories.

Speaking on the campaign themed “Upgrade Your Life”, Spalazzi said the Tech Week offer is an immense upgrade of the mobile week which offers customers discounts on mobile phones.

He explained that during Tech Week, customers can get deals on over 10,000 gadget products in partnership with global brands like Samsung, Intel, HP, Microsoft, Nexus and Scanfrost. 

His words “The Tech Week offer is in response to our customers who yearn for such opportunities beyond just mobile phones.

“Tech Week is a seven days window for shoppers on Jumia platform to save money by getting value for less on global gadget brands of their choice.

“This campaign caters for everyone with gadget needs; gamers who need the latest video game, a student who needs a laptop, phone enthusiast, homemaker into appliances, or a sports lover who wants that large screen TV can get deals during the Tech Week.

“To access the deals, all you need to do is download the Jumia App, register and get down to shopping”. 

Spalazzi added that during the Tech Week, Jumia will also be running Flash Sales on its app only daily by 2pm, during which customers can enjoy up to 50% off deals.

Other prize winning avenues include: Daily Live Giveaways, Solve & Win and Spin & Win scheduled for 12pm daily.

Jumia is a leading e-commerce platform in Africa. It is built around a marketplace, Jumia Logistics, and JumiaPay. The marketplace helps millions of consumers and sellers to connect and transact. Jumia Logistics enables the delivery of millions of packages through our network of local partners.

JumiaPay facilitates the payments of online transactions for Jumia’s ecosystem. With over 1 billion people and 500 million internet users in Africa, Jumia believes that e-commerce is making people’s lives easier by helping them shop and pay for millions of products at the best prices wherever they live.

E-commerce is also creating new opportunities for SMEs to grow, and job opportunities for a new generation to thrive.

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