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Nakumatt: Another ailing Kenyan company
Gathige
#681 Posted : Tuesday, September 18, 2018 12:59:10 PM
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hardwood wrote:
Ericsson wrote:
hardwood wrote:
Why is it taking forever for malls to have other supermarkets take up space that was occupied by nakumatt? Malls should just swallow their pride and invite local supermarkets such as naivas, tuskys etc to take up the space instead of the malls waiting forever for foreign supermarkets to come and set shop.


Local supermakets like Naivas and Tuskys can't afford the rent.


So for how long will they wait for shoprite & co to come from south africa and set up shop......1yr, 2,3,5? It's like having your apartment empty for months on end as you plead with a certain "high end tenant" to rent it .....while the monthly mortgage payments are killing you.



@hardwood, its all about the business model and the ecosystem around it. A high end mall will be built around an ecosystem around luxury all around from the supermarket, the gold stores around, branded clothing lines etc. It becomes hard for them when Nakumat exits and they ave to bring in a local butcher next to LC Java etc. Its the model thing
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KulaRaha
#682 Posted : Tuesday, September 18, 2018 1:25:32 PM
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hardwood wrote:
Why is it taking forever for malls to have other supermarkets take up space that was occupied by nakumatt? Malls should just swallow their pride and invite local supermarkets such as naivas, tuskys etc to take up the space instead of the malls waiting forever for foreign supermarkets to come and set shop.


Because Naivas and Tuskys have learnt from Nakumatt that reach is not equal to profitability.

Some Malls will never get replacement supermarkets.
Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
hardwood
#683 Posted : Tuesday, September 18, 2018 3:03:24 PM
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Gathige wrote:
hardwood wrote:
Ericsson wrote:
hardwood wrote:
Why is it taking forever for malls to have other supermarkets take up space that was occupied by nakumatt? Malls should just swallow their pride and invite local supermarkets such as naivas, tuskys etc to take up the space instead of the malls waiting forever for foreign supermarkets to come and set shop.


Local supermakets like Naivas and Tuskys can't afford the rent.


So for how long will they wait for shoprite & co to come from south africa and set up shop......1yr, 2,3,5? It's like having your apartment empty for months on end as you plead with a certain "high end tenant" to rent it .....while the monthly mortgage payments are killing you.



@hardwood, its all about the business model and the ecosystem around it. A high end mall will be built around an ecosystem around luxury all around from the supermarket, the gold stores around, branded clothing lines etc. It becomes hard for them when Nakumat exits and they ave to bring in a local butcher next to LC Java etc. Its the model thing


Some of these "luxury supermarkets" everyone is awaiting are just normal supermarkets in their home countries. Their regular naivas or tuskys down the road. But when they come to kenya they are seen as high end and are the only ones who can set up in high end malls. Anyway kenyans love foreign things.






hardwood
#684 Posted : Tuesday, September 18, 2018 5:23:03 PM
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Reminds me of the hype about Game Stores/Walmart's entry into Kenya. The entry was underwhelming just like Carrefour's newer stores are disappointing. I think we should try and build local businesses like had happened to nakumatt before the collapse.
hardwood
#685 Posted : Thursday, December 20, 2018 10:11:47 PM
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Carrefour and LC Waikiki open megastores at TRM. Shoprite opening at Garden city.
murchr
#686 Posted : Friday, December 21, 2018 4:38:57 AM
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Nakumatt reopens Mega. Good news there's no match to Nakumatt
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tom_boy
#687 Posted : Friday, December 21, 2018 5:02:20 AM
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murchr wrote:
Nakumatt reopens Mega. Good news there's no match to Nakumatt


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Conquestador
#688 Posted : Friday, December 21, 2018 8:50:11 PM
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Game at that unfinished place on Karen road will close down in less than 1 year.
hardwood
#689 Posted : Saturday, September 07, 2019 12:40:36 PM
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Angelica _ann
#690 Posted : Saturday, September 07, 2019 2:19:55 PM
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[quote=hardwood]Choppies to exit Kenya

https://www.businessdail...2544-n0ldpiz/index.html[/quote]

From the article, looks likes a mismanaged company.
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newfarer
#691 Posted : Sunday, September 08, 2019 2:30:02 AM
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retail business is a hard nut to crack
punda amecheka
Ericsson
#692 Posted : Sunday, September 08, 2019 5:29:16 PM
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newfarer wrote:
retail business is a hard nut to crack

Big 3
Naivas
Tuskys
Carrefour
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KulaRaha
#693 Posted : Monday, September 09, 2019 10:10:46 AM
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newfarer wrote:
retail business is a hard nut to crack


Choppies issues were mismanagement and internal board wrangles.
Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
maka
#694 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2019 12:30:21 AM
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Conquestador wrote:
Game at that unfinished place on Karen road will close down in less than 1 year.


Waterfront...
possunt quia posse videntur
Angelica _ann
#695 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2019 6:40:38 AM
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Some are doing very well.

Carrefour pays off Sh1.5bn loan before maturity.


https://www.businessdail...65138-btsi46z/index.html
In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins - cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later - H Geneen
hardwood
#696 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2019 10:04:30 AM
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newfarer wrote:
retail business is a hard nut to crack


Why is it hard? You lease a big room and put shelves, the suppliers stock the shelves, you sell the goods and pay them suppliers after 4 months.
nairobby
#697 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2019 10:13:41 AM
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hardwood wrote:
newfarer wrote:
retail business is a hard nut to crack


Why is it hard? You lease a big room and put shelves, the suppliers stock the shelves, you sell the goods and pay them suppliers after 4 months.


Margins are tiny
KulaRaha
#698 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2019 12:37:54 PM
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nairobby wrote:
hardwood wrote:
newfarer wrote:
retail business is a hard nut to crack


Why is it hard? You lease a big room and put shelves, the suppliers stock the shelves, you sell the goods and pay them suppliers after 4 months.


Margins are tiny


pilferage can eat your whole net margin...
Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
Shak
#699 Posted : Friday, January 10, 2020 4:17:10 PM
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Mike Ock
#700 Posted : Friday, January 10, 2020 5:17:00 PM
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KulaRaha wrote:
nairobby wrote:
hardwood wrote:
newfarer wrote:
retail business is a hard nut to crack


Why is it hard? You lease a big room and put shelves, the suppliers stock the shelves, you sell the goods and pay them suppliers after 4 months.


Margins are tiny


pilferage can eat your whole net margin...


Given this, in Kenya the only supermarket that can work is a single branch monitored from top to bottom by the owner. Scaling up and putting external management in place is just signing your death warrant
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