Lipa Later On-boards Hotpoint As New Electronics Partner

Eric Muli, CEO Lipa Later with Keval Kanini, Managing Director, Hotpoint Appliances Limited, during an MoU signing ceremony that allows all Hotpoint customers to access all products on a buy now pay later basis.
Eric Muli, CEO Lipa Later with Keval Kanini, Managing Director, Hotpoint Appliances Limited, during an MoU signing ceremony that allows all Hotpoint customers to access all products on a buy now pay later basis. [Photo/ Courtesy]

Lipa Later, a payment option that allows customers to purchase commodities through affordable monthly instalments has on-boarded Hotpoint as a new retail partner. Hotpoint appliances is Kenya’s premier supplier of Home Appliances and Electronics.

Hotpoint Appliances Ltd was established in 1984 with its first store located in the Sarit Centre shopping mall in Nairobi. Currently, they have nine stores across Kenya and a fully-fledged online store selling a wide range of global brands including LG, Samsung, Bosch, Ariston, Kenwood, Delonghi, Nutribullet, Nutricook and their own Von offering consumers the global brands choice under one roof.

Hotpoint Appliances have a range that includes TVs and Home Entertainment, Fridges and Freezers, Cookers and Ovens, Small Kitchen and Home Appliances, among others. Over the last year, they have introduced a range of customer aspirational experience products such as JBL, Apple, and Nikon.

“We are always listening to our consumers’ needs and requests and strive to make sure we have the right partners for the different products our customers are seeking. We are very happy to be onboarding Hotpoint Appliances and the range of different household and electronic products they bring to the table,” Lipa Later CEO Eric Muli said.

According to Research & Markets, the Kenya home appliances Market attained a value of USD 184.48 million in 2018 which is expected to increase to USD 363.92 million by the end of 2027 growing at a CAGR of 7.88 percent. The demand for home appliances in Kenya is increasing on account of significant rise in per capita disposable income coupled with an influx of high-end appliances in the country.

Additionally, demand has been growing due to the significant growth in the working women population, driving the demand for appliances such as Washing machines and Refrigerators that make life easier.

Read: LG and Hotpoint donate Sh1.3m to eye hospital

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