01196nam a22002177a 450000100060000000300040000600500170001000800410002704000230006809000170009110000260010824500690013426000450020330000670024844000170031552005720033265000210090465000240092594200120094999900170096134956OSt20260707172542.0090512t        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  cKE-NaSULdKE-NaSUL  c34956d34951  aNdwiga, Robert961900  aSmall firms lose battle for space in supermarketscRobert Ndwiga  aNairobibThe Standard GroupcMay 5, 2009  aThe Standard - The Financial Journal  b5th May 2009, pp 1,4-5  aThe Standard  aWith no cash for in-store advertising, small firms are increasingly finding it hard to keep their products in the supermarkets. 

SMEs continue to face stiff challenges in getting shelf space in local supermarkets due to bureaucracy and conditions mounted by retailers. 

Some supermakets claim Kenyan consumers not willing to buy locally produced goods. 

Ratio of shelf space between local and imported products swung in favour of imports by as much as 89%.

The Government and Ministry of Trade have not set up clear mechanisms to manage these emerging challenges.  aRetailing961901  aSME -- Kenya961902  cARTxRG  c34956d34951