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Expanding retail space attracts global brands

Kamlesh Nuckchady, General Manager of French chain of beauty and health retail stores Madora. 

Recent reports have indicated that Nairobi is becoming saturated with shopping malls, mainly in affluent areas. The Hub in Karen, Thika Road Mall and Garden City Mall both on the Thika Superhighway, Galleria in Karen, The Village Market in Gigiri and The Junction on Ngong Road are some of the big names in this sector.

Towering among them all is Two Rivers off the Northern Bypass near Ruaka. While the influx of these malls may herald reduced earnings for developers as they scramble for occupiers, they have become focal points for global brands that are redefining lifestyles in the city.

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