Coopérative U sets foot in Rwanda

French supermarket group Coopérative U is strengthening its position in Africa with the opening of its first store in Rwanda. The chain announced plans to open ten stores in the Central-African country within five years.

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The chain’s first Rwandan store, a U Express, will open in early next year in the Inzovu Mall, Rwanda’s largest shopping centre at 27,000 sqm. Together with the complex’ French owner Duval, ten Rwandan stores would be added in the next few years, accounting for 500 new jobs, French website LSA reports.