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The appetite for Kenya’s retail industry continues to grow, with the impending entry of four major global retail chains.
Walmart (through its South African subsidiary, Massmart), Game Stores, Jet, and Edgars plan to open shop in Kenya by 2014. This will further heighten competition in Kenya’s retail market.
According to global property consultancy firm Knight Frank’s second quarter 2012 report, the international retailers are positioning themselves to take advantage of “Kenya’s increasing consumerism” as they seek to enter other African markets through Kenya.
“Consumers in urban areas are maturing as they have rising disposable incomes and are becoming more discerning in their tastes, trading up for more expensive, higher quality products and are increasingly accepting global brands,” said the report.
Knight Frank further notes that the retailing outlook in Kenya continues to be positive. The limited scale and positive macro-economic conditions (average GDP of 5.1 per cent expected through to 2014) make it an appealing choice for retailers.
The report says that seven malls are scheduled for completion by 2014. The malls will be located in the outskirts of Nairobi and Mombasa.
South African supermarket giant, Massmart, which is owned 51 per cent by US retail giant, Walmart, has booked space in the Garden City shopping mall on Thika Road, whose construction is to start in December this year and be completed by May 2014.
Kenya’s retail sector is dominated by six major supermarkets and numerous other smaller retail chains spread across the country. They include Nakumatt, Tuskys, Uchumi, Naivas, Ukwala, and Chandarana.
Source: www.nation.co.ke
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