Retails

Retails

Modern distribution represents around 30% of the market (70% for traditional distribution) of food and non-food products. Food distribution is dominated by Sodicam (7.5%) with its two brands Super U and Casino, Le Complexe Santa Lucia (5.8%) which is a local brand with its eleven stores in Yaoundé and Douala and Mahima Sarl (5 .5%), an Indian group. In 2021, local brands specializing in the distribution of construction equipment occupied the podium in the top five retail companies in terms of market share, with the company Quiferou Sarl (1.4%), Groupe Fokou (1.2 %) and Cogeni Cameroun Sarl (1%). In 2020, the largest mall in Central Africa (DOUALA GRAND MALL) opened in Douala. The infrastructure, which has an occupancy rate of 63% in mid-2022, accommodates major brand stores, cinemas, restaurants, etc. French brands like CARREFOUR, which currently has 05 supermarkets (the last opened during the inauguration of the PlaYce hypermarket in Yaoundé in 2022, built on an area of 35,000 m²) in Cameroon. Other distributors such as Super U, DUVAL ARNO DISTRIBUTION recently established itself in Cameroon.

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