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Retail Stores Take Competition to Thika Superhighway!!!!

Thika superhighway is set to become the centre of competition as top supermarkets, led by Nakumatt and Tuskys, open mega stores on different sections of the road to cut the dominance of Uchumi.

 

 The Thika Road Mall. Top brand retail stores are keen on the expanded road.

Nakumatt, whose outlet was demolished in 2008 to make way for the modern road, is opening a new store in March while Tuskys has booked space in a mall being built 100 metres from Uchumi’s outlet.
Uchumi has had a near monopoly in the targeted zone.

South African retail giant Massmart has also booked space in a Sh12.6 billion real estate development on the superhighway and will open its first store mid next year. Completion of the Sh30 billion road has seen multi-billion shilling shopping malls spring up as real estate investors and retailers seek to tap into a growing middle class with growing disposable incomes and a limited choice of leisure activities.

Uchumi Supermarkets look set to feel the pinch of the rivalry as new entrants increasingly look at residents on the hinterland of the superhighway, partly because its outlet is housed on a smaller building unlike the swanky malls hosting its rivals.

The malls have food courts, cinemas and luxury clothing lines that will offer a concentration of well-heeled shoppers, which is acting as a bait for the top supermarkets. Uchumi’s chief executive Jonathan Ciano reckons that the retail chain faces new competition along the superhighway and is revamping its outlet dubbed ‘Jipange’ to match the rivals’ bigger and modern stores.

“The inflow by supermarkets should not come as a surprise to anybody since the area has been underinvested for many years due to poor infrastructure,” Mr Ciano told Business Daily in a telephone interview.

“The third party developer who constructed the Jipange branch has already secured regulatory approvals to build a bigger building where the current store shall expand into.”

The boom in the plush shopping malls is attracting international retailers and well-known brands like Massmart, fashion group Foschini and a Mauritian retailer.

Foschini and Massmart will be based at Kenya’s biggest mall at 50,000 square-metre christened Garden City, which is situated near East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) on a 32-acre land and about 200 metres from Uchumi’s outlet.

The mall, which is scheduled to be completed by May 2014, is expected to be bigger than Sarit Centre which measures 30,000 square-metre, Junction Mall at 26,000square-metre and Westgate Mall at 30,000sq-metre.

Make a comeback

Two kilometres away, the Sh450 million mall at the Roysambu roundabout on Thika Road, will open its doors in the first quarter and retailers like Nakumatt and luxury fashion house Deacons are some of top firms to be housed in it.

“Nakumatt Thika Road and Nakumatt Thika Town will be opened before the end of February 2013 to push us to a network of 40 stores across East Africa,” said Atul Shah, the Nakumatt Holdings managing director. “We are inundated with customer requests to make a comeback to Thika Road.”

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Nakumatt Thika Road Opens Today!!!

The Leading Retail store in Kenya, Nakumatt opens an outlet at Kasarani, making a comeback along the Thika Superhighway after its earlier outlet along the road was demolished in 2008 to pave way for the expansion of the highway.

The retailer is eying shoppers in the residential estates of Zimmerman, Githurai, Kasarani, Kahawa and Ruaraka through the Thika Road Mall to reclaim its market share along the busy freeway.

Listed supermarket chain Uchumi took advantage of its rival’s exit from the highway to set up its Jipange outlet in 2009, which sits next to Roasters Inn, the location where Nakumatt had its store.

Nakumatt’s only branch off the eight-lane highway is located in the middle class residential district of Kahawa Wendani. Second tier supermarket Naivas also has an outlet at Kasarani.

Thika Road Mall becomes the first mega shopping complex along the highway, where residents have had to contend with independent supermarkets such as Kassmatt in Githurai, Home Depot in Zimmerman and Cleanshelf in Kahawa West.

The family-owned business is also scheduled to open a new mall in Thika town by the end of month, bringing to 40 its total number of outlets across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.

“This will provide a good platform to carry forward our quest to expand at a Pan African level,” said Atul Shah, managing director Nakumatt Holdings.

“We expect the market to develop further as consumers continue to embrace formal retail options and solutions, which we are striving to deepen,” Mr Shah said in a statement.

The return of Nakumatt to Thika Road is likely to spark off a fresh battle among retailers eying consumers who reside along the flanks of the superhighway.

Supermarkets are attracted by the growing size of multiple housing estates on the wings of the road which are now drawing many people to the area after the road upgrade.

Uchumi says it plans to expand its existing Jipange convenient store. Tuskys has booked space at a mall currently under construction 100 metres away from Uchumi’s shop.

Nakumatt is also scheduled to open a new outlet in Thika Town and at Garden City, billed as East Africa’s largest shopping mall by December 2014; further tightening its grip on the superhighway retail market.

The retailers are also eying those travelling along Thika Superhighway.

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Global Retail Chains Eyeing Kenya.

"Walmart,Game stores,Jet & Edgars eyeing the kenyan retail market."

The appetite for Kenya’s retail industry continues to grow, with the impending entry of four major global retail chains.

Walmart

Walmart (through its South African subsidiary, Massmart), Game Stores, Jet, and Edgars plan to open shop in Kenya by 2014. This will further heighten competition in Kenya’s retail market.

According to global property consultancy firm Knight Frank’s second quarter 2012 report, the international retailers are positioning themselves to take advantage of “Kenya’s increasing consumerism” as they seek to enter other African markets through Kenya.

Game store

“Consumers in urban areas are maturing as they have rising disposable incomes and are becoming more discerning in their tastes, trading up for more expensive, higher quality products and are increasingly accepting global brands,” said the report.

Knight Frank further notes that the retailing outlook in Kenya continues to be positive. The limited scale and positive macro-economic conditions (average GDP of 5.1 per cent expected through to 2014) make it an appealing choice for retailers.

The report says that seven malls are scheduled for completion by 2014. The malls will be located in the outskirts of Nairobi and Mombasa.

South African supermarket giant, Massmart, which is owned 51 per cent by US retail giant, Walmart, has booked space in the Garden City shopping mall on Thika Road, whose construction  started in December last year and shall be completed by May 2014.

Kenya’s retail sector is dominated by six major supermarkets and numerous other smaller retail chains spread across the country. They include Nakumatt, Tuskys, Uchumi, Naivas, Ukwala, and Chandarana.

Jet

The combined turnover in this business is estimated to stand between Sh100 billion and Sh200 billion.

However, 80 per cent of the regional retail market comprises non-formal outlets such as kiosks and small corner outlets.

Some global food and beverage retailers like KFC and Nairobi Java House are looking to expand locally and into regional markets, as well.

KFC has, for instance, opened three stores last year in Nairobi while Java House, with a significant share of the café and restaurant business is pursuing an aggressive regional growth strategy.

Edgars

The sector’s rapid growth is attributed to rising consumer spending power and the recent real estate and infrastructure boom. The country’s status as a major financial, transportation, and logistics hub, with a relatively stable economy compared to its other East African neighbours, remains a major attraction to investors in the retail business.

The World Bank estimates that about 40 per cent of Kenya’s population consists of the middle class, living on a daily consumption level of between Sh170 – Sh850 ($2 to $10) per person, per day. By 2030, with a projected population of over 60 million, Kenya’s is set hit the middle income country status.

The Knight Frank report, however, says that unpredictable inflation and volatile exchange rate are potential threats to the retail industry.