Jumia, Nigeria’s number one online shopping mall, emerged as the winner of the retailer of the EMEA Channel Academy 2015 Awards. The EMEA Channel Academy Award is a global event that recognises organisations for their excellence.
“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 Award recognises your company for the quality of its operation and its high standing and reputation with vendor executives,” Stuart Wilson, research/conference director, Distree Events, said in his letter addressed to Jumia Nigeria.
Taking place for the seventh year in a row, the 2015 awards event was held at Distree EMEA in Monaco with notable representatives from major brands across Europe, Middle East and Africa in attendance. It was an opportunity for the EMEA Channel to recognise excellence in the supply and delivery of technology and CE products to consumers across the region.
The EMEA awards are particularly meaningful for retailers because vendors vote for the winners. Vendors were instructed to assess retailers on the overall quality of service and their performance during the last 12 months, not just on volumes achieved. Online voting for these prestigious awards closed on Monday, February 23, and the awards event was held February 26, 2015.
Jumia emerged as the winner of the biggest award of the event: Retailer of the Year, 2015. Jonathan Doerr, managing director of marketing, Jumia Nigeria, said “the quality service Jumia constantly offers the Nigerian shopper by proudly stating that ‘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.”
HOPE MOSES-ASHIKE
