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Customers and workers stranded outside Uchumi supermarket outlet in Kisii stand outside the shop on March 21,2016 after the supermarket management decided to close it. (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)
Cash-strapped retailer Uchumi Supermarkets is exiting Sarit Centre bringing to an end a three-decade old business story in the iconic building.
According to Chief Operating Officer Andrew Dixon, the retailer will close the crucial Hyper branch today as a cost management strategy. This was also confirmed by Sarit Centre management.
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