| 词条 | Chandarana Food Plus Supermarkets |
| 释义 |
name = Chandarana Food Plus Supermarkets| logo = | type = Private Family Owned| foundation = 1964 | location = Nairobi, Kenya| key_people ='''Hanif Rajan''' }} Chandarana Food Plus Supermarkets, whose official name is Chandarana Food Plus Supermarkets Limited, is a Supermarket chain in Kenya. LocationThe Head Office of Chandarana Food Plus Supermarkets Limited (CFPSL) are located on the 3rd Floor of the Lenana Place Building, at 197 Lenana Road, in the neighborhood of Parklands, in the city of Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. The coordinates of the company headquarters are: 01°17'18.0"S, 36°47'29.0"E (Latitude:-1.288333, Longitude:36.791389).[1] OverviewThe supermarket chain started in 1964, as a single grocery store, operated by the patriarch of the family, the late entrepreneur Shantilal Mulji Thakkar, with twelve employees.[2] Over the years the business has expanded to more than a dozen stores in major urban centers in Kenya. Three of the founder's sons, Anil Thakkar, Sanjay Thakkar and Dipan Thakkar, run the enterprise.[3] The company's Group Chief Operations Director, in Hanif Rajan, a native of Eldoret, Kenya, with a varied retail career in Kenya, Canada, Seychelles and Tanzania.[3] In an interview with Business Daily Africa, in February 2018, Rajan says that the chain owes its success to a cautious, conservative expansion policy, that has saved it from making irrational, emotional decisions.[3] One of the areas that the chain pays special attention to are its suppliers, who deal directly with management, without any middlemen.[3] The supermarket has remained focused on food items, including in-house butcheries, bakeries, wine and spirits sections, fresh vegetables and sandwich shops.[3] They have stayed away from big ticket manufactured items, such as radios, televisions, refrigerators and cookers. Also, the chain does not maintain warehouses; the suppliers deliver merchandise/produce directly to the store that they supply.[2] Branches{{asof|December 2018}} the supermarket chain maintains branches at the following locations:[3]
OwnershipChandarana Food Plus Supermarkets Limited is a wholly Kenyan, privately held company. {{asof|February 2018}}, the detailed shareholding in the company stock in not widely, publicly known.[3] ControversyOn 28th July 2018, an email written by a new marketing staff was deemed racist for targeting to acquire white shoppers which led to public outrage. Governor of Nairobi county, Hon. Mike Sonko moved to cancel the retailer's business licence which the legal experts said was unconstitutional until Chandarana supermarkets was given a fair hearing. The management of Chandarana supermarkets apologized adding that this was not in line with the supermarket's values.[4][5] See also{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
}} References1. ^{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B017'18.0%22S+36%C2%B047'29.0%22E/@-1.2886872,36.7904807,202m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-1.2883333!4d36.7913889 |access-date=28 February 2018 |title=Location of the headquarters of Chandarana Food Plus Supermarkets Limited}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|access-date=28 February 2018 | url=https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/kenyan-retailer-chandarana-gearing-up-for-faster-growth/46345/ |title=Kenyan retailer Chandarana gearing up for faster growth |last=Mulupi |publisher=Howwemadeitinafrica.com |date=25 January 2015 |first=Dinfin}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web| url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/sponsored/Chandarana-Foodplus-stays-the-course-in-turbulent-retail-market/3847448-4316742-5hlkm4/index.html |title=Chandarana Foodplus stays the course in turbulent retail market |access-date=28 February 2018 |date=23 February 2018 |newspaper=Business Daily Africa | author=Business Daily Staff |location=Nairobi}} 4. ^https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/07/28/chandarana-foodplus-apologises-over-racist-marketing-strategy_c1794228 5. ^https://www.nation.co.ke/counties/nairobi/Mike-Sonko-action-on-Chandarana-Foodplus-supermarket-iillegal/1954174-4688134-dgj2p6z/index.html External links
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