Loshusans plan major shopping complex for Portmore, near to supermarket rivals
The Loshusans plan to build a major shopping complex less than 400 metres a way from The Portmore Pines commercial and shopping complex, which houses supermarket chains HiLo and Empire.
Last month, the National Environment and Planning Agency published its decision to grant Vincent Loshusan and Sons Limited an environmental permit for the shopping complex to be located at Lots 5 and 6 Cookson Pen, Braeton Parkway, St Catherine.
Gladstone Loshusan from Sovereign Supermarket told the Business Observer yesterday evening via telephone that the permit was only recently granted so no clear plans have been laid out as yet.
The lots combined area are over 24,000 square metres (5.93 acres) and appears to be larger than the Portmore Pines complex.
Last September, HiLo Food Stores leased a property in the plaza to establish a supermarket but just one month later, Empire took over SuperPlus’s operations in having previously taken over SuperPlus’s location in Liguanea.
The Loshusans are part of the Progressive Grocers, a consortium of nearly 30 members which operate large supermarkets including Shoppers Fair, Super Value, Sovereign, John R Wong, Loshusan and Brooklyn supermarkets.
