DEPARTMENTAL STORES : CLOSED FOR BUSINESS

“Closed for renovations!” That is how long-time departmental store, Greatermans, operated by the Meikles Group along Harare’s Jason Moyo Avenue, exited the retail scene. Months later, shoppers were to discover that the “renovations” were in fact meant to change the line of business as the store morphed into a supermarket. Greatermans’ exit mirrored that of many other departmental