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Happy Belated Birthday, Mlimani City!

Mlimani City Mall
Sam Nujoma Rd.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

According to the plaque at its main entrance, Dar es Salaam’s Mlimani City Mall turned 3 years old last Saturday (Nov.14). Happy Belated Birthday, Mlimani City – this one is for you!

For those of you who have never heard of Mlimani City, allow me to tell you simply that it is the mall in Dar es Salaam. Although Dar es Salaam has many other shopping centers, none other can truly be elevated to the status of a mall. Housed all on one floor, Mlimani City Mall is smaller than many other malls found in neighboring countries, such as The Village Market in Kenya or Garden City in Uganda, but still, this mall packs a punch!

Allow me to give you an idea of what can be found at Mlimani City. Continue reading →

Who Exactly is Mr. Price?

Mr Price CapI can still remember the day when I first became aware of Mr Price’s existence. The year was 2007; I was driving along Ngong Road in Nairobi near Prestige Plaza. I looked up to see a huge banner announcing the opening of a home furnishing store called Mr. Price Home at the Westgate Centre in Westlands. I found the idea of a home furnishing store interesting and made a mental note to check out the store the next time I was in its vicinity. Continue reading →

Yaya Centre – Y go anywhere else?

Yaya Centre
Argwings Kodhek Rd., Kilimani
Tel: +254 (20) 2713360/1
Email: info@yaya.co.ke
Website:www.yaya-centre.co.ke

When I first saw Yaya Centre‘s new slogan a couple of years ago, I thought: How pompous! No, there really is reason to go elsewhere. That was back when the revamping of the Yaya Centre had just begun, and Yaya’s greatest claim to fame, at the time, was that it had been one of Nairobi‘s first shopping malls. A couple of years later, I see where Yaya Centre was coming from with its slogan – Y go anywhere else?.  I guess the management at Yaya Centre already knew what Yaya was about to become though it took us, its customers, a little longer to find out. Continue reading →