Carrefour, a retail chain, is set to open its first Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) branch.
The Carrefour owner, Majid Al Futtaim’s move to open the new branch is to compete for CBD market, which is currently served by other retail chains such as Naivas and Quickmart.
The store is to be opened in December 2022.
“Additionally, plans are underway to open one more supermarket by the end of the year in Nairobi CBD,” the store said in a statement.
Currently, Nairobi is home to 14 Carrefour supermarkets and hypermarkets spread across the city’s malls.
They include the Hub, the Village Market, Galleria Shopping Mall, the Sarit Centre, the Junction Mall, Thika Road Mall, Two Rivers Mall, and Southfield Mall.
Other are in United Mall and Mega Plaza in Kisumu and City Mall and Center Point Mall in Nyali and Diani, respectively.
CBD store will push the company’s total stores to 19-countrywide, after the retail chain opened two outlets mid-2022 in Kilimani and Valley Arcade.
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Carrefour last year announced a 50 per cent discount on a wide variety of products such as electronics, cleaning and household products, clothing, outdoor, among others, until November 30.
“Every year, our customers enjoy unbeatable discounts on their favorite items and this year is no exception,”
“And our commitment to them remains unchanged: to offer the highest quality at the lowest possible price in our stores,” East Africa regional manager Franck Moreau said.