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Local retailer Naivas has moved to occupy the space previously hosting South African retailer Shoprite at the Waterfront Mall in Karen, granting access to wealthy clients in the high-end estate.
Naivas, which has been on an expansion trail in recent months, will open its 66th store at the Karen mall in mid-October, joining SA’s Game Stores as anchor clients at the shopping centre.
“We have not had a presence in the larger Karen area which has been a long-standing request by our shoppers, we are finally able to fulfil this with the new development,” said Naivas Chief Commercial Officer, Willy Kimani.
This will be the first Naivas store in the Karen area, and the outlet looks set to increase traffic to the Waterfront Mall, and trigger competition for retailers with Carrefour and Tuskys which are in close proximity to the mall.
In 2020, Naivas has opened new outlets in Kilimani, Mountain View, Kamakis, Syokimau and Kisumu, defying the effects of coronavirus pandemic that has forced Shoprite to exit the Kenyan market.
Naivas takes over Shoprite space at Waterfront Mall
Naivas, which has been on an expansion trail in recent months, will open its 66th store at the Karen mall in mid-October, joining SA’s Game Stores as anchor clients at the shopping centre.
“We have not had a presence in the larger Karen area which has been a long-standing request by our shoppers, we are finally able to fulfil this with the new development,” said Naivas Chief Commercial Officer, Willy Kimani.
This will be the first Naivas store in the Karen area, and the outlet looks set to increase traffic to the Waterfront Mall, and trigger competition for retailers with Carrefour and Tuskys which are in close proximity to the mall.
In 2020, Naivas has opened new outlets in Kilimani, Mountain View, Kamakis, Syokimau and Kisumu, defying the effects of coronavirus pandemic that has forced Shoprite to exit the Kenyan market.
Naivas takes over Shoprite space at Waterfront Mall