Nakumatt Supermarket situated at NextGen Mall branch. [Photo/The Star]

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Cash-strapped Nakumatt Supermarkets has closed its NextGen Mall branch.

The closure will take effect from tomorrow Saturday.

This comes just nine months after the outlet was opened and it is expected to deepen the retailer's woes even further.

The Mombasa Road branch was opened on December 9, 2016, and targeted the middle-class neighborhood of South C and South B.

It sits on an expansive space approximated to be 60,000 square feet.

The management has not given reasons for the closure although speculations are that the retailer cannot afford tenancy at the mall.