The development that caught shoppers unawares comes a few weeks after auctioneers temporarily closed a Tuskys store at Kisumu’s United Mall over Sh26 million rent arrears.
The branch was however opened a day later after Tuskys reportedly paid Sh15 million and promised to clear the balance.
Auctioneers Monday shut down a Tuskys Supermarket store in Nairobi’s Greenspan Mall over Sh30 million rent arrears, just days after raiding and carting away goods from its Juja City mall outlet.
In an Monday morning incident, which highlighting the depth of the retailer’s financial woes, Sannex Auctioneers stopped Tuskys from opening its doors and is set to auction its stock next Tuesday.