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

Capital Shoppers Limited
Company typePrivate Family Owned
IndustryRetail trade
Founded1997
HeadquartersKampala, Uganda
Key people
Ponsiano Ngabirano
Chairman & CEO
Frank Ngamije
Human Resource Manager[1]
ProductsSupermarkets
Total assetsUS$2 million (UGX:5 billion) (2014)
Number of employees
200+ (2021)
SubsidiariesIn Uganda

Location

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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

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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

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As of August 2014 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

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Capital Shoppers is a wholly Ugandan, privately held company. As of November 2016, Ugandan media reports indicated that the supermarket chain is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ngabirano.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Rwothungeyo, Billy (28 June 2014). "Capital Shoppers' unstoppable growth". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Location of the Headquarters of Capital Shoppers Limited" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. ^ Dennis Kasule Ssebunya (9 November 2024). "E-Receipt Enforcement, Supermarkets Suspend Customer Loyalty Vouchers". Uganda Radio Network. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ Talemwa, Moses (18 June 2008). "Battle of The Supermarkets". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Newz.ug (1 November 2016). "Mega standard, Capital shoppers in expansion drive as Nakumatt struggles on". Kampala: Newz.ug. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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0°18′41″N 32°34′45″E / 0.311250°N 32.579167°E / 0.311250; 32.579167