List of supermarket chains in Africa

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This is a list of supermarket chains in Africa .

The largest supermarket chain in Africa is the Shoprite group.

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The international chains with the most supermarkets are Carrefour, Coopérative U, Auchan and SPAR.

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Canary Islands

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

The Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

Mayotte

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Marketsquare Supermarkets

Réunion

Rwanda

São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Eswatini

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Notes

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  5. "Angola: Nosso Super Supermarkets Expanded Countrywide In Two Months". Angola Press Agency (ANGOP) via AllAfrica.com. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. Colin McClelland; Manuel Soque (29 July 2014). "Shoprite Store In Angola Damaged By Fire After Three-Day Blaze". Bloomberg News . Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  7. Shevel, Adele (2 March 2014). "Shoprite Cashes In On Underestimated Africa". Business Day (South Africa) . Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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  9. "The OK Franchise Division: Our Business - Our Brands". OKFD.Com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  10. "Spar Countries: Spar Botswana". The Spar Group Limited. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  11. "Sté Marine Market - Ouagadougou au Burkina Faso". ouaga-ca-bouge.net. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  12. "Opening of The Casino Supermarket In Pointe Noire". Mercure International Group. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  13. "Regal-Congo: Distribution". Regal-Congo.Com. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  14. "Amsterdam - Asmara: May 14 And 15 2008". Asmera.nl. May 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  15. Lough, Richard (26 May 2014). "Ethiopia Pushes Retail Door Ajar To Foreigners". Reuters . Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  16. "Maroun's Supermarket Gambia Company Limited". AccessGambia.Com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  17. "Company Information: St. Mary's Food and Wine Supermarkets". Willmoncorp.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  18. "Mercure International: Food Products". Mercure International Group. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  19. "The IBL Group: Winner's Supermarkets - Mauritius". IBLGroup.Com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  20. "Five Shoprite Stores Close In Mozambique For Selling Old Food". MoneyWeb (South Africa). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  21. "Mozambique: South African Supermarkets Selling Expired Goods". Mozambique News Agency via AllAfrica.com. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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  23. Durham, Laura (14 January 2014). "Devland Cash & Carry Resurrects Metro". Supermarket.Co.Za. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  24. "Spar Countries: Spar Namibia". Spar International. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  25. Thome, Wolfgang H. (16 September 2012). "Affordable Seychelles, A Reality And No Longer A Myth". WolfgangHThome.Wordpress.Com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  26. Miriri, Duncan (11 April 2013). "Kenyan Retailer Uchumi Eyes Rwanda, South Sudan". Reuters . Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  27. "SPAR International" (PDF). SPAR International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-14.
  28. Ciuri, Simon (3 November 2014). "Uchumi Acquires Dar Supermarket In Growth Drive". Business Daily Africa (Nairobi). Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  29. 1 2 3 Ciuri, Simon (22 January 2015). "Nakumatt Supermarket Books Space In Dar es Salaam Mall". Business Daily Africa (Nairobi). Retrieved 22 January 2015.

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