Nakumatt opens 50th branch in Arusha, Tanzania

NAIROBI, KENYA: Regional retailer, Nakumatt Holdings, will this weekend kick-off a series of consumer reward programmes to celebrate the opening of its 50thBranch in Arusha, Tanzania, this Saturday.

The opening of Nakumatt Arusha, formerly operated by South African Retailer- Shoprite- is a major milestone for the retailer, as it had earlier set a corporate target to open its 50thbranch by February 2015 under its Nakumatt 2.0 Corporate Development Strategy.

Having started its supermarket operations in 1992 with its pioneer Nakumatt Mega store located along Nairobi’s Uhuru Highway opposite Nyayo Stadium, Nakumatt has been enjoying steady growth for the last 20 years.

Under the stewardship of its Managing Director Mr. Atul Shah, Nakumatt has over the last two decades managed to revolutionalise East Africa’s formal retail operations having pioneered several retail concepts. Among other retail concepts, Nakumatt was the first retailer to unveil The 24 hrs shopping across the region.