Vivo, co-founded by Wandia Gichuru and Anne-Marie Burugu already has 26 shops unfold throughout Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. For its launch at Atlantic Station in Atlanta it introduced alongside Kenya-made manufacturers together with Anjiru, Ikwetta, and Soko. It follows within the footsteps of manufacturers like Lagos-based menswear specialists Deji & Kola which opened its first UK retailer in March following the opening of a retailer in Canada final 12 months. South African knitwear model MaXhosa in February additionally revealed plans to open a New York retail base because it launched a six-month pop-up retailer within the metropolis.