The two largest food store chains in The Bahamas are pursuing divergent strategies in terms of the best store hours to maximize customer reach in a cost-effective manner.
City Market is going the way of the Walmart stores, that many Bahamians shop in until the wee hours in South Florida, while Super Value plans to keep store hours flexible during the Christmas season, but see a permanent 24-hour move as ultimately detrimental to its business.
“We’ll be open late all this week, as long as the public keeps coming we’ll stay open,” Rupert Roberts, president of Super Value told the Nassau Guardian yesterday. He said that Super Value is guaranteeing certain operating hours, but is also being responsive to customers and extending hours as needed on a store-by-store basis.
