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Capital Shoppers

Capital Shoppers Limited, commonly known as Capital Shoppers, is a Ugandan supermarket chain.[1]

Location

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

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

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

Capital Shoppers is a wholly Ugandan, privately held company. , Ugandan media reports indicated that the supermarket chain is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ngabirano.[6]

See also

• Kampala

• Carrefour

• Quality Supermarkets

• Uganda Economy

• Uganda Supermarkets

External links

References

  1. Billy Rwothungeyo. Capital Shoppers’ unstoppable growth New Vision, 28 June 2014, retrieved 12 March 2018^
  2. {{google maps|access-date=12 March 2018 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B018'40.5%22N+32%C2%B034'45.0%22E/@0.3113282,32.5791322,19.27z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.31125!4d32.5791667 |title=Location of the Headquarters of Capital Shoppers Limited}}^
  3. Dennis Kasule Ssebunya. E-Receipt Enforcement, Supermarkets Suspend Customer Loyalty Vouchers Uganda Radio Network, 9 November 2024, retrieved 16 August 2024^
  4. Moses Talemwa. Battle of The Supermarkets The Observer (Uganda), 18 June 2008, retrieved 12 August 2014^
  5. Julius Businge. Local Supermarkets Vie for Market Share The Independent (Uganda), 13 July 2014, retrieved 12 August 2014^
  6. Newz.ug. Mega standard, Capital shoppers in expansion drive as Nakumatt struggles on Newz.ug, 1 November 2016, retrieved 12 March 2018^