The Chairman of Kiambu Mall Peter Burugu (L) shakes hands with Choppies East Africa Executive director Vijay Kumar after touring the mall set to be opened in December this year. Choppies will be the anchor tenants at the mall. [PHOTO/nation.co.ke]
Botswana supermarket chain Choppies Enterprises is set to enter the Kenyan market with 22 branches across the country.
Choppies East Africa Executive Director Vijay Kumar said these new stores will cost the retail chain over Sh2 billion.
Speaking during the inspection tour of the upcoming Kiambu Mall set to be opened in December and where the new supermarket will be the anchor tenant, Kumar said Choppies is looking to make gains from current crisis facing the retail sector.
“We are definitely seeking to benefit from the crisis currently being witnessed in the retail sector in the country. Despite the temporary slump, business will no doubt look up in the near future,” Kumar said.