Keells

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Keells
Company type Private limited company
Industry Retail
Headquarters148, Vauxhall Street, Colombo 02, ,
Sri Lanka
Number of locations
128 [1]  (2022)
Area served
Sri Lanka
Key people
  • Charitha Subasinghe (President)
  • Aravinda Wanniarachchi (Executive Vice President)
Products Supermarket
Hypermarket
Superstore
BrandsK Choice
OwnerJayKay Marketing Services
Parent Ceylon Cold Stores (100%) [2]
Website www.keellssuper.com

Keells is a chain of supermarkets in Sri Lanka owned by John Keells Holdings. It is one of the three largest retail operators on the island, alongside Cargills Food City and Arpico Super Center. [3] Brand Finance named Keells Super the most valuable supermarket brand in 2019. The brand value of Keells Super was estimated to be LKR17.5 billion, a 51% growth from the previous year. [4]

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References

  1. "Annual Report 2021/22" (PDF). cse.lk. John Keells Holdings. 2022. p. 90. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. "Annual Report 2021/22" (PDF). cse.lk. Ceylon Cold Stores PLC. 2022. p. 4. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. "Spotlight: Sri Lankan Modern Grocery Retail" (PDF). LMD. Fitch Ratings. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. "Keells - 'Most valuable supermarket brand'". Sunday Observer . Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2023.