Upmarket stores shutdown exposes deeper turmoil at OK Zimbabwe

June 12, 2025Last Updated: June 12, 2025

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LIVINGSTONE MARUFU The looming closure of Food Lovers Market outlets in Borrowdale and Avondale is more than just a store shutdown, could be the clearest signal yet of the mounting crisis engulfing Zimbabwe’s largest retail group, OK Zimbabwe, which is struggling to stay afloat OK Zimbabwe is under mounting pressure as it prepares to close…

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June 12, 2025Last Updated: June 12, 2025

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