Ecommerce

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  Ecommerce, Food Delivery, Food Delivery, News

  “Free delivery brings disloyal customers,” ChopNowNow founder muses as he pivots to grocery delivery

  Ngozi Chukwu

  24th July 2024

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  Ecommerce, Exclusive, News

  Exclusive: Copia co-founder Tracey Turner plots comeback after e-commerce firm’s demise

  Adonijah Ndege

  22nd July 2024

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  Ecommerce

  Jumia’s market cap rises past $1 billion as Wall Street renews confidence in the e-commerce company

  Editor

  13th July 2024

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  Consumer Tech, Ecommerce, Food Delivery, Food Delivery, Logistics & Transport

  The true cost of convenience: Why you pay more when you order food online

  Ngozi Chukwu

  11th July 2024

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  Exclusive, Logistics & Transport, News

  Grocery delivery startup Mano expands to food delivery but it doesn’t want to serve everybody

  Ngozi Chukwu

  1st July 2024

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  Ecommerce, News

  Exclusive: As merger stalls, court sets aside order forcing Wasoko to keep nine ex-employees on payroll

  Kenn Abuya

  12th June 2024

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  Ecommerce, News

  Jumia stock rally continues after strong Q1 results, up 150% YTD

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  11th June 2024

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  Ecommerce, News

  Kenyan e-commerce startup Copia Global lays off 1,060 employees

  Kenn Abuya

  6th June 2024

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  Ecommerce

  Cash-strapped Copia suspends service in Central and Eastern Kenya

  Kenn Abuya

  4th June 2024

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  Ecommerce

  Copia enters into administration after failing to secure funding

  Kenn Abuya

  24th May 2024

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  Ecommerce, Logistics & Transport, News

  The Guardian sues logistics startup Kwik

  Ngozi Chukwu

  20th May 2024

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  Ecommerce, News

  Kenya’s Copia mulls shutdown amid plans to lay off over 1,000 staff

  Kenn Abuya

  18th May 2024

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  Ecommerce, News

  Wasoko denies Rwanda exit as it ramps up hiring across East Africa

  Kenn Abuya

  29th April 2024

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  Ecommerce

  MarketForce shuts down RejaReja, its B2B ecommerce business, switches focus to social commerce

  Kenn Abuya

  17th April 2024

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  Ecommerce

  tappi partners MTN to help Ivorian businesses create online presence

  Mariam Muhammad

  19th March 2024

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  Ecommerce

  Investors react positively after Jumia’s Q4 results

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  16th February 2024

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  Ecommerce, News

  Exclusive: Jumia slashes staff after exiting food delivery business

  Kenn Abuya

  15th February 2024

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  Ecommerce

  Jumia slashes operational losses in Q4, but profitability remains out of reach

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  15th February 2024

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  Ecommerce, News

  Wasoko merger fallout: employees claim startup hid deal for six months

  Kenn Abuya

  9th February 2024

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  Ecommerce, News

  Exclusive: BNPL Blues: Zilla hits pause as consumer understanding hampers growth

  Hannatu Asheolge

  22nd January 2024

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  Companies, Ecommerce

  Wasoko and MaxAB say merger will create a clear e-commerce leader with tens of millions of runway

  Abraham Augustine

  23rd December 2023

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  Ecommerce, News

  Jumia shuts down food delivery segment in race to profitability

  Ngozi Chukwu

  14th December 2023

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  Companies, Ecommerce

  Court drama over Twiga Foods’ lingering cloud service debt

  Abraham Augustine

  5th December 2023

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  Ecommerce

  Ex-Jumia Ghana CEO, Sunil Natraj to head Jumia Nigeria

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  5th December 2023

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  Ecommerce

  Lipa Later retains some Sky.Garden staff one year after a $1.6 million acquisition

  Kenn Abuya

  5th December 2023

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  Ecommerce

  Nigerians don’t care about Black Friday

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  30th November 2023

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  Companies, Logistics & Transport

  Jetstream, Ghana’s leading e-logistics startup is betting on its export loan business for growth

  Abraham Augustine

  21st November 2023

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  Ecommerce

  Jumia’s $19m loss is a bright spot as active customers decline in Q3

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  15th November 2023

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  Ecommerce

  Copia, Kenya’s offline e-commerce king, wants more customers to order from its mobile app

  Abraham Augustine

  15th November 2023

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  Business, Enterprise, Logistics & Transport, The BackEnd

  Shipbubble wants to help Nigerian e-commerce deliver everything, everywhere, on time

  Muhammed Akinyemi

  26th October 2023

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  Ecommerce, Events, Recap, Uncategorized

  Can improving user experience help Africa’s e-commerce industry grow?

  Eniola

  24th October 2023

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  Logistics & Transport

  Bolt drivers in Abuja ignore security concerns, insist on offline trips

  Hannatu Asheolge

  19th October 2023

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  Government, Logistics & Transport

  Lagos Blue line will have to wait four weeks to be electrified

  Joseph Olaoluwa

  5th September 2023

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  Ecommerce, Ecosystem

  Wasoko launches cross-border operations into DRC

  Mariam Muhammad

  4th September 2023

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  Logistics & Transport

  Khalil Halilu’s ShapShap is working to improve last-mile delivery in Nigeria

  Hannatu Asheolge

  26th August 2023

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  Ecommerce

  Derek Thomas is building Zambia’s biggest e-commerce marketplace

  Hannatu Asheolge

  18th August 2023

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  Ecommerce, Newsletters, The Next Wave

  Next Wave: How much digitisation will be enough for B2B e-commerce in Africa?

  Abraham Augustine

  14th August 2023

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  Logistics & Transport

  Delta state governor sets up committee to consider locally assembled electric vehicles for mass transportation

  Ngozi Chukwu

  4th August 2023

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  Ecommerce

  This YC-backed startup wants to be the “Amazon” for second-hand smartphones

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  2nd August 2023

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  Ecommerce

  Safaricom, Craft Silicon tap into the buy-now-pay-later trend

  Kenn Abuya

  2nd August 2023