Nanyang Technological University published on 24 February 2025 an article titled "Chinese Budget Chain Shakes Up Kenyan Retail Sector."
China Square, a Chinese owned retail chain selling predominantly imported goods from China, is disrupting Kenya's retail landscape with its low prices. It has also drawn a backlash from local retailers who say they cannot compete. Yet for many Kenyan consumers, these lower prices are a welcome relief. Across Africa, local manufacturing industries could be losing up to $50 billion annually due to competition from low-cost imports, most of them from China.
