Carrefour set to open sixth store at Galleria mall

Carrefour outlet at The Hub mall in Karen, Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

What you need to know:

  • Carrefour, which entered the Kenyan market in 2016, has five stores to date, located at The Hub in Karen, Two Rivers Mall, Thika Road Mall, The Junction and Sarit Centre.
  • Majid Al Futtaim, the local franchise holder, currently has 230 Carrefour stores across 15 markets under his belt.
  • It is set to open another store at the Village Market in December.

French retailer Carrefour will open its sixth store at Galleria Shopping Mall in July taking up the space previously occupied by struggling retailer Nakumatt.

Carrefour, which entered the Kenyan market in 2016, has five stores to date, located at The Hub in Karen, Two Rivers Mall, Thika Road Mall, The Junction and Sarit Centre.

Majid Al Futtaim, the local franchise holder, currently has 230 Carrefour stores across 15 markets under his belt.

It is set to open another store at the Village Market in December.

Food items

The Carrefour market at the Village Market will focus on food items, a model that deviates from its normal branches where the retailer stocks all types of goods including electronics in volumes

“We will open the new store at Galleria at the end of next month, using a partial selling model of 1,000 square metres,” said Franck Moreau, Country Manager of Carrefour Kenya at Majid Al Futtaim Retail.

“This is similar to what we have successfully implemented at our Thika Road Mall and Junction Mall stores and allows us to cater to some of the most immediate shopping needs of customers who live and work near Galleria,” he said.

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