Spinneys will open a new branch in Nasr City’s Mercato Mall in April at an investment cost of EGP 40 mn, according to a local press report. The opening is part of a plan to inaugurate six new branches this year, bringing the total number of the supermarket chain’s branches to 20 across eight governorates, according to the newspaper. The next opening is due later this month in Sadat City. Spinneys said back in 2017 it planned to bring its total number of branches to 25 by 2019.