Where does one get a detailed financial report for these Uchumi?

I'm thankful they're back but I'm worried they're operating like a sick man-with favours from the govt.I hear that their staff are on short term contracts.

What will happen when this sickman comes back to the real world under the scorching sun and the rain?

@ JGuru. I talked of IKEA, one of the world's leading retail stores. I say Nakumatt compares because of many aspects such the "all under one roof concept", arrengement of products, consistent avalability of brands, store cleanliness, price displays, warranties and exchnages , and counter assistance, price display e.t.c. You also have to weigh your considerations against the practice in the service industry in the countries.

As for being charged for paper bags and having someone walk you to the parking with your cart, I wll tell you this. Unless you are pregnant and unaccompanied or convalescent, it is rude and irresponsible to have someone push your cart to the parking or have someone walk to the arking to collect abandoned carts.

@Polki. About paper bags, you are a typical Kenyan who expects to be given a new plastic paper bag evry time they shop. The supermarket doesn't mind because it is "cheap". In reality, a bigger proportion of that cost is externalised. Other people pay for it e.g, when donors fund the unclogging of the Nairobi River or the residents of Dandora who have to inhale dioxin-laden fumes from burning plastic wrapers.

It is civil and responsible to carry a carton or that kiondo to the supermarket, more so if you have a car. If I get the opportunity, I would introduce a plastic tax that would make each of those dirty plastics cost 200x more so that people like you can stop creating an unnecessary demand for those things.

Lakini Aldi & Lidl are far cheaper than Tesco & Sainsbury... Aldi/Lidl are minimalist shops... Also labor is cheap in Kenya vs UK/Germany...

@spend.thrift is CORRECT...

We need to become 'green'... My mother used to go to the market with a kikapu (who remembers those brown/beige vikapu made from raffia). I used to follow her as we bought from the Mama Mbogas. At best, they used newspapers to wrap up stuff!

Nowadays, I see plastic bags littering everywhere! BTW, Rwanda does not allow any plastic bags & is CLEAN...

When I was a broke student, I shopped at ALDI & I used to carry/reuse my own bags. Why waste?

Juzi, I bought 3 items & I was given 2 plastic bags at Nakumatt! I returned one of them!

This is called import dumping. The result of oversubsidized excess agricultural production to keep prices artificially high and force open new markets.