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Jumia Recognised EMEA Channels Award

The management of Nigeria’s leading online retail brand, Jumia, is presently beaming with smiles as the online shopping company has been globally recognised as the “Retailer of the Year” for its quality operation and organisation with regards to the conduct of its business activities at the EMEA Channel Academy 2015 Awards.

This information was contained in a statement addressed to Jumia Nigeria by Stuart Wilson, research/conference director of Distree Events, the company who organises the award.

“We are pleased to confirm that your company received Retailer of the Year Award at the EMEA Channel Academy: 2015 Awards. The EMEA Channel Academy Awards recognises your company for the quality of its operations and its high standing reputation with vendor executives.”

The awards event which took place in Distree EMEA in Monaco, and happening for the seventh consecutive year had in attendance prominent personalities from the top brands across Europe, Middle East and Africa. It is a global event that seeks to acknowledge organisations for their excellence.

The EMEA awards which are of particular importance especially to the retailers due to the fact that the vendors vote for the winners was an occasion for EMEA Channel to recognise brilliance in the supply and delivery of technology and products to customers across the region.

Acknowledging the award, the managing director (Marketing), Jumia Nigeria, Jonathan Doerr say, “Jumia will stop at nothing to gain the trust of every shopper by implementing best practice across all channels, and by gaining the loyalty of every vendor and supplier with the highest level of professionalism and strategic partnership agreements. Jumia is well on its way to achieving its vision of becoming the Amazon + Wal-Mart of Africa.”