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Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Elterman, KarenTeaching Note HBS-718467-EStrategyTeaching note for cases 718401 and 718432.Starting at €0.00
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Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace, PowerPoint Supplement
Casadesus-Masanell, RamonCase HBS-718468-EStrategyPowerPoint slides for case 718401 and 718432.Starting at €8.20
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DBL Partners: Double Bottom Line Venture Capital
Cole, Shawn; Kramer, Mark R.; He, TonyCase HBS-217022-EFinanceThis case explores the origins and current practices of DBL, a San Francisco-based venture capital fund and one of the first impact investment funds to achieve significant financial returns to scale. This case allows for a competitive analysis of DBL's inStarting at €8.20
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Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace (B)
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Arora, NamrataCase HBS-718432-EStrategyThis follow up case study explores the ramifications of Jumia's decision to move from a retail led to a markplace business model for its e-commerce platform. The case visits the company's successes as well as its many failures when adopting this vendor-led strategy. It also considers Jumia's options going forward- should it return to the retail-led model or develop a hybrid alternative?Starting at €5.74
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Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon; Arora, NamrataCase HBS-718401-EStrategyFounded in 2012, Jumia Nigeria, a startup effort by Germany-based Rocket Internet, aimed to become an African Amazon. The company entered the nascent market and immediately enjoyed an uptick in consumer spending fueled by the strength of Nigeria's oil-based economy. By 2016, however, Jumia's growth had begun to taper, hindered by plummeting oil prices, the subsequent economic downturn, and the pressure of Nigeria's limited retail ecosystem. In ad...Starting at €8.20