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kiash
#21 Posted : Tuesday, May 26, 2015 4:22:20 PM
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What is the future of these mall like ? Wazuan Experts mko wapy? i saw in some cities in the US where actually malls came from there are several that have become ghost malls.Customers stopped coming and so the traders had to close shop.Am just wondering how long this craze will last in Kenya and especially in Nai.Before the construction of garden mall, there used to be that kamall with Naivas next to where Nakumatt used to be. Then came TRM @roysambu. Now garden mall.There will be Naivas, Nakumatt and Massmart who will start the fight for customers.I hope this will be good for the customers but i do not know how long Naivas will last.Ask Uchumi jipange hapo kando .
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Wakanyugi
#22 Posted : Tuesday, May 26, 2015 4:44:31 PM
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kiash wrote:
What is the future of these mall like ? Wazuan Experts mko wapy? i saw in some cities in the US where actually malls came from there are several that have become ghost malls.Customers stopped coming and so the traders had to close shop.Am just wondering how long this craze will last in Kenya and especially in Nai.Before the construction of garden mall, there used to be that kamall with Naivas next to where Nakumatt used to be. Then came TRM @roysambu. Now garden mall.There will be Naivas, Nakumatt and Massmart who will start the fight for customers.I hope this will be good for the customers but i do not know how long Naivas will last.Ask Uchumi jipange hapo kando .


I think you have a point Kiash

Last Sunday afternoon I experienced a strange contrast when I went to shop at Naivas Mountain Mall. The place was so full that I could not buy. Then I went to Uchumi next door. It was almost empty, on a Sunday afternoon. I can bet this will be the first candidate to close, once the behemoth next door opens.


"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." (Niels Bohr)
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streetwise
#23 Posted : Tuesday, May 26, 2015 4:45:39 PM
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The way Naivasi design their malls makes me wonder , am I the only one ?.
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jaggernaut
#24 Posted : Tuesday, May 26, 2015 5:00:35 PM
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streetwise wrote:
The way Naivasi design their malls makes me wonder , am I the only one ?.



Naivas doesn't build malls, they only rent space in malls. Just like nakumatt, tuskys etc.
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streetwise
#25 Posted : Wednesday, May 27, 2015 7:43:31 AM
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What about the interior.
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KulaRaha
#26 Posted : Wednesday, May 27, 2015 10:19:20 AM
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Isn't Carrefour coming to Garden City?
Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Mart_Consult
#27 Posted : Wednesday, May 27, 2015 10:30:18 AM
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KulaRaha wrote:
Isn't Carrefour coming to Garden City?


Carrefour only coming to The Hub (in Karen) & Two Rivers (Northern Bypass/ Ruaka) so far...just like in their major markets (Dubai, France et al)..they like big spaces!
I went into the (Ferry) industry knowing the same thing I knew with all other businesses I went into- Nothing. Then I built it from there. - Sheldon Adelson (Titans at the Table- Giants of Macau)
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Mart_Consult
#28 Posted : Wednesday, May 27, 2015 10:39:33 AM
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jaggernaut wrote:
streetwise wrote:
The way Naivas design their malls makes me wonder , am I the only one ?.



Naivas doesn't build malls, they only rent space in malls. Just like nakumatt, tuskys etc.


My interaction on how Naivas & Tuskys function is they use their networks to get space strategically. For instance, Mountain Mall is owned by an acquaintance of theirs...n the developed world, serious retail corporations have fully fledges Real Estate departments that scount and select locations strategically (as I suspect of Massmart & Carrefour)...!
I went into the (Ferry) industry knowing the same thing I knew with all other businesses I went into- Nothing. Then I built it from there. - Sheldon Adelson (Titans at the Table- Giants of Macau)
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streetwise
#29 Posted : Wednesday, May 27, 2015 3:07:13 PM
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Does this not mean the death of TRM. Like a big shop and kiosk next door
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jaggernaut
#30 Posted : Wednesday, May 27, 2015 4:22:01 PM
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streetwise wrote:
Does this not mean the death of TRM. Like a big shop and kiosk next door


No. Hata on ngong road, within a short distance, you have uchumi, prestige mall, junction mall, greenhouse etc and all are coexisting.
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