Choppies set to exit Kenya over poor show

Botswana-based Choppies Supermarket’s outlet on Kenyatta Avenue in Nakuru. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Choppies Supermarket — which has its roots in Botswana — has revealed plans to exit the Kenyan market four years after acquiring Ukwala stores for Sh1 billion.

The retailer has been struggling to grow market share in an increasingly competitive retail market characterised by the merger of some of its rivals like Quick Mart and Tumaini and the declining fortunes of erstwhile big players like Uchumi and Nakumatt.

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