| Capital Shoppers Limited | |
| Type: | Private Family Owned |
| Foundation: | 1997 |
| Location: | Kampala, Uganda |
| Key People: | Ponsiano Ngabirano Chairman & CEO Frank Ngamije Human Resource Manager[1] |
| Assets: | US$2 million (UGX:5 billion) (2014) |
| Num Employees: | 200+ (2021) |
| Industry: | Retail trade |
| Products: | Supermarkets |
| Subsid: | In Uganda |
Capital Shoppers Limited, commonly known as Capital Shoppers, is a Ugandan supermarket chain.[1]
The Head Office of Capital Shoppers is located along Plot 2 Dastur Street, Kampala Central Division, in the city's central business district, adjacent to Nakasero Farmers' Market. The coordinates of Capital Shoppers Headquarters are:0°18'40.5"N, 32°34'45.0"E (Latitude:0.311250; Longitude:32.579167).
The supermarket chain owns and operates four supermarkets in Uganda; all located in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. Capital Shoppers is the largest locally owned supermarket chain in the country. Founded in 1997, the family-owned store chain had a customer-royalty program that offered 4 percent rebate on purchases, the highest in the industry in Uganda at that time.[1] The rebate program was discontinued in 2021 when the Uganda Revenue Authority introduced the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) system, which does recognize rebates.[2]
the supermarket chain maintains branches at the following locations:[1] (a) Central Kampala: Dastur Street, Nakasero Hill, Kampala[3] (b) Nakawa Branch: Port Bell Road, Nakawa, Kampala(c) Ntinda Branch: Capital Shoppers Mall, Ntinda Road, Ntinda, Kampala and (d) Garden City Branch: Garden City Mall, Kampala.[4]
Capital Shoppers is a wholly Ugandan, privately held company., Ugandan media reports indicated that the supermarket chain is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ngabirano.[5]