Monday, February 25, 2013

Shopping in Abuja: 9 Supermarkets to suit your needs

Various supermarkets in Abuja
In Nigerian language supermarkets usually mean a department store or a grocery store, with household items, meat and frozen foods, electronics, bakery products, fruits and vegetables etc. all under one roof. While Abuja is relatively a new city, almost anything you need (or a reasonable substitute) can be found here. The only challenge is that, at times, you may have to do a little supermarket-hopping to get all what you need or want, meaning that Supermarket A may have cheaper prices, but their bakery products are not as fresh or good as Supermarket B. Or Supermarket D may be easily accessible, but parking space could be a challenge, so people do not mind driving all the way to Supermarket F, which is not within the city centre but has practically everything you need under one roof.

In the past, Abuja residents did not have many choices, therefore business monopoly was the enemy of many consumers, but nowadays, thanks to the recent openings of big supermarkets such as Exclusive Superstore or Shoprite or Next Cash and Carry and Spar, in addition to the hundreds of medium-sized shops scattered around the city, shopping has become a bit more convenient.

One thing I can say is that if there are more supermarkets, then monopoly is eliminated and hopefully prices become lower. Wishful thinking?

Here’s a list of major supermarkets in Abuja, arranged alphabetically:

Amigo Supermarket (Wuse)
Dunes Restaurant (Maitama)
Exclusive Superstore (Maitama)
Grand Square Supermarket (Central Business District)
Next Cash and Carry (Kado)
Park and Shop (Wuse)
Sahad Supermarket (Garki)
Shoprite (Apo)
Spar Supermarket (Central Business District)


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