yarmulkewas established in 1992 under the name of “Mass Marketing Trade and Food Industry Joint Stock Company”, with the partnership of 100 entrepreneurs, including Metin Akpınar, one of the leading names of Turkish cinema.
Kipa, which quickly entered the retail industry with the opening of its first store in Izmir Bornova in 1994, Introduction of the hypermarket concept It was a great success.
It offered a wide range of products to customers with its gigantic 6,000 square meter hypermarket and managed to conquer a place in the hearts of the people of Izmir in a short time.

Kipa attracted a lot of attention from consumers and expanded its range over time the number of stores increases.
Continue to grow with firm steps Opened to the public in 1997In this way, it managed to attract the attention not only of consumers, but also of investors.
Moreover, over time, their hypermarkets change into shopping malls Kipa was one of the pioneers of the shopping mall culture in Turkey.
Kipa’s rapid rise began to attract the attention of international retail giants.
British giant Tesco in 2003By purchasing Kipa It entered the Turkish market.
On the one hand, Tesco has acquired Kipa. introduced it into international standards.
After this purchase named Kipa More stores were opened, new product categories were added and the Kipa brand continued to grow throughout Turkey.
However, this rapid growth process brought with it some difficulties…

The fierce competition in the trading arena became quite a challenge for Tesco. before the desired goals are achieved. It had created an obstacle.
The retail sector in Turkey was also quite competitive and for this reason Kipa was established after a while. was unable to achieve the success he expected started.
Kipa, which began to lose more and more customers, was no longer a profitable investment for Tesco, and this led to Tesco Decide to withdraw from the Turkish market concluded.
For this reason, Tesco sold Kipa to Migros, one of the established retail brands in Turkey, in 2016. This sale was approved in 2017.
After the official sale to Migros The majority of the Kipas adopted the name Migros.
The name Kipa is now only used in certain regions. name shopping center It is known to be used as.
Source: Kadir Kuru, spokesperson
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