When Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) spent $2.4 billion on a stake in South Africa's Massmart (MSMJ.J) five years ago, the world's biggest retailer said it was buying a gateway to high-growth markets in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Kenyan retailer Naivas said that it had ended its talks with Massmart, a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. subsidiary in East Africa.
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