Retail & Shopping Malls
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Nakumatt loses its last foothold in Mombasa to Naivas
Debt-laden Kenyan supermarket chain Nakumatt has exited the country’s second-largest city, forced out of its last branch in Mombasa after accumulating rent arrears of KES107 million (USD209,000) over 21 months. Earlier this year, it closed its other store in the city. Having once operates 64 supermarkets across three countries, Nakumatt now has a mere six
5th September 2018
Categories: Foodservice - SagaRetail News - Retail & Shopping Malls - Kenya
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South African variety store chain looks north for growth
Miniso is not the only variety-store chain seeking to expand in the sub-Saharan market. South Africa-based discount variety chain The Crazy Store currently has 347 stores, including 14 in Namibia and two in Botswana, with more on the way in both countries and longer term plans to expand into other sub-Saharan markets. Having opened its
5th September 2018
Categories: SagaRetail News - Consumer - Retail & Shopping Malls - Botswana - Namibia
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Small retailers seek government protection from supermarket competition in Senegal
During July, a group of traditional retailers attempted to initiate a boycott of French supermarket chain Auchan’s stores in Senegal under the banner “Auchan dégage” (Auchan out!). They claim that Auchan’s rapid expansion will put them out of business.
5th September 2018
Categories: Foodservice - SagaRetail News - Consumer - Retail & Shopping Malls - Senegal
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Massmart to open six new Builders Warehouse outlets
South Africa-based Massmart has unveiled plans to open six new Builders Warehouse stores over the next two years.These stores will located in Kenya, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zambia.
5th September 2018
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail & Shopping Malls - Construction & Real Estate - Kenya - Mozambique - Zambia
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Miniso’s mighty plans
Variety store chain Miniso, which sells inexpensive homewares and novelty items, is rapidly expanding its presence in African malls. It currently has stores in Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania and big expansion plans.
4th September 2018
Categories: SagaRetail News - Consumer - Egypt - Retail & Shopping Malls - Distributors - Kenya - Morocco - Nigeria - South Africa
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Carrefour doubles its Kenyan sales
Majid Al Futtaim, French retailer Carrefour’s exclusive franchisee in Kenya, recorded a 143% increase in its turnover in the Kenyan market during the first six months of 2018.
3rd September 2018
Categories: Foodservice - SagaRetail News - Retail & Shopping Malls - Kenya
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A feast of online food in Nigeria
A feast of online food in Nigeria Online grocery shopping is becoming a crowded market in Nigeria, with new entrants piling in: Myfoodshop, Mart.ng, Food Trolley, Organic Haive, Applecart, Easyshop Easycook, Gloo.ng and Supermart.ng are among the players jostling for a piece of the action … Targeting affluent consumers, these businesses focus on convenience, rather
6th August 2018
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail & Shopping Malls - Nigeria
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Study finds supermarkets are driving a shift to Western diets in Kenya
Moroccan home furnishings chain unveils smaller store format A paper entitled “Supermarket Shopping and Nutritional Outcomes: A Panel Data Analysis for Urban Kenya,” which was published in the journal World Development in February 2018, examined if food shopping habits in two towns in central Kenya had impacted obesity rates. It found that while “the average
3rd August 2018
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail & Shopping Malls - Kenya
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Moroccan home furnishings chain unveils smaller store format
Moroccan home furnishings chain unveils smaller store format Kitea, which operates 26 stores in Morocco selling furniture in kit form, recently launched a smaller format store called “Kitea City.” The first Kitea City opened its doors in Casablanca during July 2018, with plans to open almost a dozen more in in the near future. Kitea
3rd August 2018
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail & Shopping Malls - Cote d'Ivoire - DR Congo - Equatorial Guinea - Morocco - Senegal - Tunisia
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Angolan turbulence weighs on Shoprite
The poor performance of its Angolan operations weighed heavily on the international sales of South African supermarket chain Shoprite during the 12 months to June 2018. In rand terms, Shoprite supermarkets outside of South Africa saw turnover decline by 7.0%. Excluding Angola, Shoprite´s international supermarkets saw sales growth of 3.0% year-on-year. In Angola, a “normalisation
2nd August 2018
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail & Shopping Malls - Angola