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ISTANBUL, Oct. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (d/b/a “Hepsiburada”) (NASDAQ: HEPS) and Jumia (NYSE: JMIA), today announced that the companies have entered into a commercial partnership whereby Hepsiburada will list its private label products and a portion of its retail assortment, together with a selection of other curated Turkish brands, on Jumia.
Headquartered in Istanbul, Hepsiburada is a leading e-commerce technology platform in Türkiye. Through this partnership, the two companies will leverage their respective strengths to provide a seamless and improved shopping experience for Jumia`s consumers. The collaboration lays the groundwork for broader engagement across key African markets where Jumia operates.
“We are excited to partner with Hepsiburada, the most recommended e-commerce platform in Türkiye, to expand product offerings to our consumers. This partnership will leverage Jumia's extensive reach in North Africa and Hepsiburada's established presence in Türkiye, providing consumers with access to a wider range of authentic and high-quality Turkish products. Our collaboration with Hepsiburada is built on flexibility and strengthening Jumia’s value proposition," said Francis Dufay, CEO, Jumia Group.
“We are thrilled to partner with Jumia to bring a broader array of high-quality Turkish products to consumers in North Africa. This collaboration is a testament to our commitment to expanding Hepsiburada's global footprint and enhancing the shopping experience for customers in new markets. By leveraging our strengths and combining our expertise, we aim to facilitate cross-border trade and provide seamless access to diverse product offerings for North African consumers and other African consumers in the near future,” said Nilhan Onal Gökçetekin, CEO, Hepsiburada.
About Hepsiburada
Hepsiburada is a leading e-commerce technology platform in Türkiye, connecting over 63 million members with approximately 230 million stock keeping units across over 30 product categories. Hepsiburada provides goods and services through its hybrid model combining first-party direct sales (1P model) and a third-party marketplace (3P model) with over 101 thousand merchants.
With its vision of leading the digitalization of commerce, Hepsiburada acts as a reliable, innovative and purpose-led companion in consumers' daily lives. Hepsiburada's e-commerce platform provides a broad ecosystem of capabilities for merchants and consumers including: last-mile delivery and fulfilment services, advertising services, on-demand grocery delivery services, and payment solutions offered through Hepsipay, Hepsiburada's payment companion and BNPL solutions provider. HepsiGlobal offers a selection from international merchants through its inbound arm while outbound operations aim to enable merchants in Türkiye to make cross-border sales.
Since its founding in 2000, Hepsiburada has been purpose-led, leveraging its digital capabilities to develop the role of women in the Turkish economy. Hepsiburada started the 'Technology Empowerment for Women Entrepreneurs' programme in 2017, which has supported over 50.5 thousand female entrepreneurs throughout Türkiye to reach millions of customers with their products.
About Jumia
Jumia believes that technology has the potential to transform everyday life in Africa for the better. Jumia was built to help consumers access millions of goods and services conveniently and at the best prices while opening up a new way for sellers to reach consumers and grow their businesses.
Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 2019, Jumia is a leading e-commerce company in Africa, operating in 11 countries. The Jumia platform consists of a marketplace, which connects sellers with consumers, a logistics service, which enables the shipment and delivery of packages from sellers to consumers, and a payment service, JumiaPay, which offers a safe and easy solution to facilitate online payment transactions. The company offers goods across a broad range of categories, such as phones and electronics, home appliances, fast-moving consumer goods, fashion and beauty.
