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Woolworths opens store in Arusha
2005-11-10 08:17:02
By Adam Ihucha, Arusha
The Woolworths Company Tanzania Limited has officially opened a new store in Arusha town, the centre of the Northern Tourist Circuit.
With a total trading area of more than 500 square metres, the new Woolworths store, located in the Tanganyika Farmers Association (TFA) shopping centre in Ngarenaro suburb is the largest of its kind in Arusha City.
The chairman and Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Woolworths Company Tanzania Ltd, Ali A. Mufuruki, has praised TFA leaders in Arusha for creating a real estate opportunity that made it possible for his company to open a store in the city.
’The concept of the TFA shopping mall is cost effective one. The TFA people have made it possible for retailers, not only Woolworths but also all the tenants in the complex to work close together,’ Mufuruki said.
Officiating at the opening of the store, the East African Customs Commissioner, Kenneth Bagamuhunda said: ’The EAC recognises the vital role of the private sector and in particular the growing significance of formal retail trade in our economy.’
The opening of the Arusha Woolworths store was part of an East African retail boom.
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