{"id":312595,"date":"2017-04-20T17:14:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T17:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=312595"},"modified":"2017-04-20T17:14:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T17:14:06","slug":"95-million-kumasi-city-mall-opened-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=312595","title":{"rendered":"$95 million Kumasi City Mall opened [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"

The US$95 million Kumasi City Mall, officially opened for business today [Thursday], drawing a lot of excitement by shoppers in the nation\u2019s second largest city.<\/p>\n

Many persons drawn from residents in an around Kumasi came to experience the serene atmosphere, buy and window shop.<\/p>\n

The US$95 million Kumasi City Mall covers a land size of about 15 acres, situated in Asokwa, a suburb of Kumasi. It houses shops for groceries, beauty, electronics, clothing, pharmaceuticals, jewellery, entertainment and some recreational centres.<\/p>\n

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The facility is owned by Delico Property Limited, the same owners of the Achimota Retail Center.<\/p>\n

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It would be managed by a four-member Board of Directors with the day-to-day operations run by Broll Ghana Limited as the property managers, and AttAfrica Asset Managers as the Asset Managers.<\/p>\n

Mr. Kofi Sekyere, Chairman of the Mall, said it would offer a wonderful shopping experience to people in the city.<\/p>\n

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He indicated that, the needs of everybody \u2013 people of different income groups, had been taken care of.<\/p>\n

He also spoke about hundreds of people, both from within and outside Kumasi, who were going to secure employment.<\/p>\n

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He said there is\u00a0no doubt that the Mall would make a significant contribution to the national economy.<\/p>\n

The large crowd of shoppers, who thronged the place in the early hours of its opening for business, said they were happy about the serene environment.<\/p>\n

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Ms. Akosua Asantenkae, a beautician, could not hide her joy, as she told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that \u201cit\u2019s simply fantastic\u201d.<\/p>\n

Whilst several people were seen doing brisk shopping, others were just window shoppers.<\/p>\n

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, performed the ceremony to start the construction of the Mall <\/a><\/strong><\/span>on Saturday, June 07, 2014.<\/p>\n

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Photos: Lauretta Timah<\/p>\n

Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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