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Apart from providing affordable, ethically made, and African-inspired pieces, Zuvaa is also a go-to platform for African designs with a growing list of designers in North America, Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa.<ref>[https://www.fastcompany.com/company/zuvaa/ Most innovative companies – Fast Company. Retrieved 20 September, 2020.]</ref> | Apart from providing affordable, ethically made, and African-inspired pieces, Zuvaa is also a go-to platform for African designs with a growing list of designers in North America, Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa.<ref>[https://www.fastcompany.com/company/zuvaa/ Most innovative companies – Fast Company. Retrieved 20 September, 2020.]</ref> | ||
| − | Zuvaa currently features 75 designers from Africa and North America (2020) who are showcasing the beauty and vibrancy of the African continent.<ref>[https://tdsblog.com/africa-feature-zuvaa/ Zuvaa- Connecting your skills with your passion | + | Zuvaa currently features 75 designers from Africa and North America (2020) who are showcasing the beauty and vibrancy of the African continent.<ref>[https://tdsblog.com/africa-feature-zuvaa/ Zuvaa - Connecting your skills with your passion, Africa Feature: Nigeria/USA, The Designers Studio. Retrieved 20 September, 2020.]</ref> |
Furthermore, the online marketplace delivers news on a daily African fashion newsletter. It also assists up-and-coming African Fashion Brands to increase revenue, scale operation and streamline their process with the online platform for social selling and personal shopping.<ref>[https://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/ep-24-from-starting-a-business-with-500-to-making-2-million-in-sales-the-story-of-zuvaas-kelechi-anyadiegwu/ From starting a business with $500 to making $2 Million in sales – Side Hustle Pro. Retrieved 24 September, 2020.]</ref> | Furthermore, the online marketplace delivers news on a daily African fashion newsletter. It also assists up-and-coming African Fashion Brands to increase revenue, scale operation and streamline their process with the online platform for social selling and personal shopping.<ref>[https://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/ep-24-from-starting-a-business-with-500-to-making-2-million-in-sales-the-story-of-zuvaas-kelechi-anyadiegwu/ From starting a business with $500 to making $2 Million in sales – Side Hustle Pro. Retrieved 24 September, 2020.]</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:54, 7 October 2020
| Industry | Fashion |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Kelechi Anyadiegwu |
| Headquarters | New York , U.S.A. |
| Website | shopzuvaa |
Editor: Temoso Sebetha
Zuvaa which translates to “sunshine” in Shona, a Zimbabwean language, is an online community and marketplace, that presents an online shopping experience of African inspired fashion and accessories to customers.[1]
Apart from providing affordable, ethically made, and African-inspired pieces, Zuvaa is also a go-to platform for African designs with a growing list of designers in North America, Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa.[2]
Zuvaa currently features 75 designers from Africa and North America (2020) who are showcasing the beauty and vibrancy of the African continent.[3]
Furthermore, the online marketplace delivers news on a daily African fashion newsletter. It also assists up-and-coming African Fashion Brands to increase revenue, scale operation and streamline their process with the online platform for social selling and personal shopping.[4]
For designers to be a part of Zuvaa, the online market advises designers to apply and send samples of their products. Once the sample is received, they touch, feel, and see the quality of their product., once approved, a vendor will upload their items and have complete control of imagery, aesthetic, and pricing. [5]
Zuvaa has vendors all over the world and some of them need help with things like logistics and shipping. Therefore, they give them information and support needed for them to be successful on Zuvaa as an online market.[6]
History
Zuvaa was launched in May 2014, by New York-based entrepreneur, Kelechi Anyadiegwu (founder and CEO), after identifying a gap in the African print fabrics and fashion market based on the compliments she received when wearing African inspired designs.[7]
As she was always referring people to the designers when asked about her African print designs, she saw a business opportunity and bought a domain and started social media accounts to create a platform that would provide more exposure for African-inspired fashion designers.[8]
The online African clothing store was started with only $500 which was the cost of putting together a website and registering the company with only 20 designers.[9]
In 2017, Zuvaa hosted a one-of-a-kind Pop-Up Shop at the Fowler Museum at UCLA to celebrate the opening of their new exhibition African-Print Fashion.[10]
Investments
In 2016, Zuvaa grew a $500 investment into more than $2 million in sales in under two years from its launch.[11]
Awards and Recognition
In 2016, Zuvaa was featured in The New York Times.[12]
In 2016, it was also featured in Essence Magazine on how the online African market was launched.[13]
References
- ↑ The global marketplace for African-inspired fashion – The Genius Works. Retrieved 20 September, 2020.
- ↑ Most innovative companies – Fast Company. Retrieved 20 September, 2020.
- ↑ Zuvaa - Connecting your skills with your passion, Africa Feature: Nigeria/USA, The Designers Studio. Retrieved 20 September, 2020.
- ↑ From starting a business with $500 to making $2 Million in sales – Side Hustle Pro. Retrieved 24 September, 2020.
- ↑ Zuvaa After Shark Tank – 2018 Update – The Gazette Review. Retrieved 21 September, 2020.
- ↑ Launching a Global Marketplace With Kelechi Anyadiegwu, Founder of Zuvaa – The Every Girl. Retrieved 22 September, 2020.
- ↑ Launching a Global Marketplace With Kelechi Anyadiegwu, Founder of Zuvaa – The every Girl. Retrieved 23 September, 2020.
- ↑ How one 26-year-old turned $500 into $2 million online – Facebook. Retrieved 23 September, 2020.
- ↑ Bringing African Fashion to the American Consumer –Faces of Founders. Retrieved 26 September, 2020.
- ↑ Zuvaa Pop-Up Tour – Black Cultural Events. Retrieved 29 September, 2020.
- ↑ This Founder Walked Away From a Major 'Shark Tank' Deal--and It Might Have Been Her Best Decision Yet – INC. Retrieved 26 September, 2020.
- ↑ New Crowdfunding Rules Let the Small Fry Swim With Sharks – The New York Times. Retrieved 28 September, 2020.
- ↑ How Kelechi Anyadiegwu Launched A Global Marketplace for African Fashion - ESSENCE Network. Retrieved 28 September, 2020.