Capital Shoppers
| Company type | Private Family Owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail trade |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Kampala, Uganda |
Key people | Ponsiano Ngabirano Chairman & CEO Frank Ngamije Human Resource Manager[1] |
| Products | Supermarkets |
| Total assets | US$2 million (UGX:5 billion) (2014) |
Number of employees | 200+ (2021) |
| Subsidiaries | In Uganda |
Capital Shoppers Limited, commonly known as Capital Shoppers, is a Ugandan supermarket chain.[1]
Location
[edit]The Head Office of Capital Shoppers is located along Plot 2 Dastur Street, Kampala Central Division, in the city's central business district, adjacent to Nakasero Farmers' Market. The coordinates of Capital Shoppers Headquarters are:0°18'40.5"N, 32°34'45.0"E (Latitude:0.311250; Longitude:32.579167).[2]
Overview
[edit]The supermarket chain owns and operates four supermarkets in Uganda; all located in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. Capital Shoppers is the largest locally owned supermarket chain in the country. Founded in 1997, the family-owned store chain had a customer-royalty program that offered 4 percent rebate on purchases, the highest in the industry in Uganda at that time.[1] The rebate program was discontinued in 2021 when the Uganda Revenue Authority introduced the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) system, which does recognize rebates.[3]
Branches
[edit]As of August 2014[update] the supermarket chain maintains branches at the following locations:[1] (a) Central Kampala: Dastur Street, Nakasero Hill, Kampala[4] (b) Nakawa Branch: Port Bell Road, Nakawa, Kampala (c) Ntinda Branch: Capital Shoppers Mall, Ntinda Road, Ntinda, Kampala and (d) Garden City Branch: Garden City Mall, Kampala.[5]
Ownership
[edit]Capital Shoppers is a wholly Ugandan, privately held company. As of November 2016[update], Ugandan media reports indicated that the supermarket chain is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ngabirano.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Rwothungeyo, Billy (28 June 2014). "Capital Shoppers' unstoppable growth". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Location of the Headquarters of Capital Shoppers Limited" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Dennis Kasule Ssebunya (9 November 2024). "E-Receipt Enforcement, Supermarkets Suspend Customer Loyalty Vouchers". Uganda Radio Network. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Talemwa, Moses (18 June 2008). "Battle of The Supermarkets". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ Businge, Julius (13 July 2014). "Local Supermarkets Vie for Market Share". The Independent (Uganda). Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ Newz.ug (1 November 2016). "Mega standard, Capital shoppers in expansion drive as Nakumatt struggles on". Kampala: Newz.ug. Retrieved 12 March 2018.