Kenya: OLA Energy expands its Marhaba convenience store brand
The company celebrated another site opening and layed down its plans to further expand the brand across the country.
OLA Energy has announced part of its expansion plans through the commissioning of Marhaba convenience stores. The new locations will provide customers with fresh food items for breakfast, lunch and snacking.
According to a report by the local news site kbc.co, the announcement was made during the official opening of the Marhaba convenience store at the OLA Energy service station in Lang’ata, Nairobi. Fayed Altwair, Chief Executive of OLA Energy Group present at the event, gave details of the company’s plans and objective of the brand’s expansion.
“While going to a service station is no longer about only fueling your vehicle, customers are choosing to shop in convenience stores for their own convenience. At OLA Energy, we continue to adopt future-proof, flexible and advanced platforms meant to keep our fuel stations and convenience stores relevant,” said Altwair according to the media.
The firm has committed to continue giving priority to customers in meeting their needs for speed and convenience in their purchase journey as the consumer demand for increased service and options in convenience stores-shopping keeps rising.
“Today, we celebrate another milestone – supporting African brands in Africa. Our aim is to become the African brand that brings affordable and quality energy for all Africans. We have also partnered with international giants among them Starbucks, KFC, Pizza Hut, Costa and Burger King over the past few years,” added Millicent Onyonyi, General Manager for OLA Energy Kenya.
The representative pointed out as well that the Marhaba Convenience store joins the list of a healthy pipeline for shops operated by African entrepreneurs, such as O’Good Food, Simbisa and Soft Buy.
