date:Apr 09, 2014
its first store in Kenya after failing to clinch unspecified acquisitions that would have given it a substantial footprint in east Africa's biggest economy.
The low margin, high volume retailer that sells everything from electronics products to food is also scanning French-speaking countries such as Senegal and Cameroon for opportunities.
Although lucrative, Ethiopia was out of the question because laws there do not allow for foreign retailers, Turner said.
Even though African per capita inc