The Foodmaxx Supermarket is set to open tomorrow at the Giftland Mall and Chairman of the Giftland Group Roy Beepat is confident that it will revolutionise grocery shopping in Guyana.
Foodmaxx, which is located on the ground floor of the mall at Plantation Pattensen, Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara, occupies a total floor space of 52,000 sq. ft.
Beepat told Stabroek News yesterday that the supermarket, which is expected to mirror international standards, will operate at 50% of its capacity once opened and will eventually reach its full potential within the next two months.
In terms of staffing, he noted that the supermarket ….
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