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Why South Africans have failed to crack Kenyan market

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Shoprite, another South African chain closed shop too after two years in Kenya.

Game, a South African retail chain owned by Massmart, a subsidiary of the US supermarket giant, Walmart, has closed shop in Kenya after failing to get a buyer for its three stores. I have visited one of their outlets in Garden City, off the Thika superhighway.

Shoprite, another South African chain closed shop too after two years in Kenya.

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