Covid-19: Reckitt Benckiser partners with African e-commerce website Jumia on soap supply

Published: 18-Mar-2020

The partnership aims to increase access to hygiene products in eight of the markets where Jumia operates

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Reckitt Benckiser, the parent company of Dettol, Veet and Scholl, has announced a major partnership with Africa’s leading e-commerce platform Jumia to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19).

The conglomerate will provide a steady supply

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