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| An artistic impression of The Karen Hub, where Carrefour will be based, in the upmarket Nairobi suburb. [PHOTO: COURTESY] |
Nairobi; Kenya: Competition for a share of Kenya’s high end shoppers market has moved a notch higher, following the construction of a second site at Nairobi’s Karen area, where a French International hypermarket chain-Carrefour, will be located. The Hub- is the second such store by the multinational giant, which is also planning to set up at the Two Rivers Shopping Mall in upmarket Runda suburbs in Nairobi.
“Construction work at the site is still ongoing and we expect completion date of September 2015. This is the second location that Carrefour Hypermarket will be locating after that at Two Rivers Shopping Mall in upmarket Runda area,” said Rosemary Olimba, an officer at Knight Frank, the leasing agents. The hypermarket will have a 250,000 square feet of retail area, 22,000 square feet open air piazza for events and exhibitions, parking area, modern CCTV security systems, entertainment arcade for all ages, with kids play area and large water body with walking trails.
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