Naivas charts the Walmart way despite industry woes

Shoppers queue at the entrance of Naivas supermarket along Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Kenya’s seemingly thriving retail sector has finally shown its true colours as a treacherous road to riches.

Yet Naivas has chosen to dive straight into the deep end of the pool, opening one supermarket branch after another, at a time when its peers are facing financial woes.