A Naivas supermarket branch.[Photo/the-businessdaily]
Naivas Supermarket has opened a new branch in the Central Business District.
The new outlet will be located along Moi Avenue. Naivas took up space near the former Nakumatt Downtown branch that was razed by a huge fire in 2009.
The outlet raises the number of Naivas’ stores in Nairobi’s central business district to three, 16 in the county and 44 in the country.
Naivas opened its third 24-hour store in the capital’s CBD in December two days ahead of schedule in a rush to cash in on the Christmas shopping season.
Currently, the Kenyan retail sector has been facing finacial challenges with Nakumatt supermarket being the most affected.
The former giant retailer has seen a number of its branches closed countrywide.