Shoprite shuts down store in Lagos

<p><strong>Retail Supermarket Nigeria Limited &lpar;RSNL&rpar;&comma; owners of Shoprite in Nigeria&comma; has announced the closure of its outlet in Maryland&comma; Lagos State&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to RSNL Chairman&comma; Tayo Amusan&comma; the decision to shut down Shoprite Maryland was a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;difficult&comma; but necessary” one&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We have made the difficult&comma; but necessary&comma; decision to discontinue business operations from Maryland&comma; for now&period; We thank the surrounding community for years of patronage and loyalty&period; Our commitment to Lagos state is unwavering and we look forward to providing area shoppers with enhanced shopping experiences in the future&comma;”<&sol;strong> <&sol;em>Shoprite’s statement reads&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;