Actually, you shouldnt expect a bloody blogger like me who hales from Ibadan to tell you this but professionally, personally, dramatically and psychologically, I need to do this.
The first day it opened it was like a tourist site, but the Ibadan people have since found their way back to their local markets...lol. Barely a month after the grand opening of Shoprite at Heritage Cocoa Mall, on Oba Adebimpe Road, Dugbe, Ibadan, Oyo State, the retail store has been hit with low patronage.
I decided to visit Shoprite Ibadan to examine how people troop in the premises to shop but i was shocked cause the number of Ibadan people who buy things have reduced drastically.
Some residents blame it on the prices of goods at shoprite. (Thats not an excuse).While some say it's cheaper to buy some goods from their local markets than from shoprite, others say though it's cheaper to buy from shoprite than the stores in their neighborhood, the difference isn't much and the transport fare to go to shoprite and back isn't worth it, so they stick to shops in their area.
Some residents blame it on the prices of goods at shoprite. (Thats not an excuse).While some say it's cheaper to buy some goods from their local markets than from shoprite, others say though it's cheaper to buy from shoprite than the stores in their neighborhood, the difference isn't much and the transport fare to go to shoprite and back isn't worth it, so they stick to shops in their area.
The most patronized commodity at shoprite Ibadan is the freshly baked bread, everything else na manage.... Though people go there a lot on the weekends...just to look around.
Hmmmm, I am loving the development in my home town. Please, Silverbird Cinema, OzoneCinema etc, I need you to come to Ibadan. Lol, yeah, the Abija, Arelu etc movies will have to go on recess.