The Rise and Fall of Kingsway Stores: The real story behind West Africa's first mall

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AGBESI KWASI 5 months ago

The real story of what happened to Kingsway? Incomplete.

The real story of what happened to Kingsway? Incomplete.
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Nana 5 months ago

Eiiii excavator paa, hmmm boi err Ghana paa

Eiiii excavator paa, hmmm boi err Ghana paa
Konkonte 5 months ago

It was just a typo error.

It was just a typo error.
Kofi 5 months ago

It should be ESCALATOR.

It should be ESCALATOR.
Gyasi 5 months ago

Is this building Kingsway in Accra in the 60's ???

Is this building Kingsway in Accra in the 60's ???
Bishop 5 months ago

Kingsway was original galamseyers I wonder where their excavators flew to.

Kingsway was original galamseyers I wonder where their excavators flew to.
Accranie 5 months ago

Economic Policy Discontinuity(Xoxo)& The General "I Don't Care" Way Of Life Of The Gh Is What Explains(Xoxo) The Present Economic& Other Situation Of The Nation& In The Words Of The Legend Mr Fela Kuti In Africa As The Time P ...
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Economic Policy Discontinuity(Xoxo)& The General "I Don't Care" Way Of Life Of The Gh Is What Explains(Xoxo) The Present Economic& Other Situation Of The Nation& In The Words Of The Legend Mr Fela Kuti In Africa As The Time Passes By Things Seems To Get Worse Instead Of The Convention
Accranie 5 months ago

Of Our GrandFathers Were Soldiers, For Our Fathers To Be Farmers, to Enable Us Be Artist

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Ofori-Atta 5 months ago

Mahama looted that one too to family friends.

Mahama looted that one too to family friends.
thetruth 5 months ago

this is ridiculous. can you finsh your big heading story and tell us what really happened to Kingsway, and stop the stupid sensationalism?!

this is ridiculous. can you finsh your big heading story and tell us what really happened to Kingsway, and stop the stupid sensationalism?!
IS ABOUT TIME WE STOP ISSUING CHECKS IN GHANA 5 months ago

We are in the digital age so if you want to make any transactions just do it online and if you don’t have access to that just go to the bank and transact because human beings are not to be trusted.

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Mohammed Seidu . 5 months ago

Hmm the writer spoke of the rise and left out the fall of the Mall. Kingsway Shopping Mall was part of United African Company (UTC) started in the Colonial era. It was later on acquired by the Lever Brothers under the umbrell ...
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Hmm the writer spoke of the rise and left out the fall of the Mall. Kingsway Shopping Mall was part of United African Company (UTC) started in the Colonial era. It was later on acquired by the Lever Brothers under the umbrella of Unilever.

UTC with Kingsway collapsed in 1987 in the era of PNDC due to price and currency regulations hence economy downturn
Kofi 5 months ago

Kingsway was a supermarket, NOT a shopping mall. There is a difference between the two. Every business within the Kingsway entity and shopping floor belonged to one and the same company. Malls are shopping centres where di ...
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Kingsway was a supermarket, NOT a shopping mall. There is a difference between the two. Every business within the Kingsway entity and shopping floor belonged to one and the same company. Malls are shopping centres where different entities acquire alloted floors or spaces to market their specific goods and services. Another huge supermarket in Ghana and Nigeria etc was UTC (Union Trading Company). They also had branches in various parts of the country.
Kay 5 months ago

Ghanaweb, even if you are copying and pasting articles, do your due diligence and check for spelling mistakes. Nobody went to Kingsway to enjoy excavators. Excavators? YES!!!

Ghanaweb, even if you are copying and pasting articles, do your due diligence and check for spelling mistakes. Nobody went to Kingsway to enjoy excavators. Excavators? YES!!!
Asanttofie 5 months ago

I know the Kingsway Store in Kumasi was never a mall. It was a supermarket; the premises are currently being used by Opoku Trading. The interior space is not really a big one to warrant being referred to as a mall.

I know the Kingsway Store in Kumasi was never a mall. It was a supermarket; the premises are currently being used by Opoku Trading. The interior space is not really a big one to warrant being referred to as a mall.
Jd 5 months ago

Please, thanks for the updates. Excavator is different from escalator. What you referred to is escalator and not Excavator .

Cheers-Jd-UK

Please, thanks for the updates. Excavator is different from escalator. What you referred to is escalator and not Excavator .

Cheers-Jd-UK
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Busiah 5 months ago

NDC government reset Kingsway stores in Ghana it will jobs also GNTC of Ghana thanks

NDC government reset Kingsway stores in Ghana it will jobs also GNTC of Ghana thanks

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