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French retailer Carrefour rattles market with new push to lock out competition from prime locations in Nairobi

Carrefour’s Store Manager at Thika Road Mall, Jean Yves Genies, (left) helps pack a customer’s shopping at the till. [David Njaaga, Standard]

French retailer Carrefour has rattled the market with a new push to lock out competition from prime locations in Nairobi.

The retailer, run by franchise holder Majid Al Futtaim Holding, now wants to stop rivals from gaining tenancy at the Hub Karen, where it has an outlet, after making a similar application to the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) for the upmarket Two Rivers Mall.

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