The recently renovated HiLo Supermarket, Liguanea<strong> (Bryan Cummings)</strong>
August 29, 2016
New HiLo opens
The new HiLo supermarket is now open for business and will distribute items from fresh flowers to a range of ready-to-eat foods. Doors were opened to the public on Monday.
GraceKennedy (GK) Limited recently renovated 33,700 sq ft of retail space adjacent to Lane Plaza, Liguanea. The complex will be home to other GraceKennedy subsidiaries including the First Global Bank, Western Union and Bill Express.
CEO of GK, Don Wehby, previously told the Jamaica Observer that the budget for renovation was in the region of $100 million.
A cashier attends to a customer.<strong> (Bryan Cummings)</strong>
State minister in the Ministry of Finance Fayval Williams (left) examines the HiLo Supermarket’s ready-to-eat products with Minister of Education Ruel Reid; CEO of Grace Kennedy Don Wehby; and general manager of HiLo Food Stores, Renee Nathan, during the official opening of the supermarket on Monday.<strong> (Bryan Cummings)</strong>
Inside the new HiLo Supermarket Liguanea<strong> (Bryan Cummings)</strong>
CEO of Grace Kennedy Don Wehby (centre) is flocked by staff members of HiLo. The supermarket currently employs 70 people.<strong> (Bryan Cummings)</strong>