Tuskys Supermarket has closed its Kenyatta Avenue branch -Tuskys Karasha, with only two branches remaining.
Tuskys Karasha on Monday remained closed with a notice plastered on the wall informing customers that it was closed due to unavoidable circumstances.
“Due to unavoidable circumstances, we have had to close this branch. Kindly support our Tom Mboya street branch which remains operational. Any inconvenience is highly regrettable,” the notice read.
The supermarket chain retailer currently has only one branch in Athi River where it has its headquarters.
The closure underlines the challenges in reviving the troubled retailer that was once Kenya’s largest chain.
The operations in the two remaining branches have remained slow with countable customers and few counters in operations.
Tuskys had commenced talking about raising billions of shillings from debt and equity investors but the plans appear to have stalled.
Trouble at Tuskys Supermarket came to the fore in February 2020 when the company announced a restructuring programme that saw it sack several employees citing a difficult operating environment and poor performance.
At the height of its success, the retailer employed more than 6000 employees with a complement of more than 800 direct suppliers
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