CPL moves into fashion retailing and goes onto opening two Jacks of PNG stores in Port Moresby. CPL also opens two Prouds Duty Free stores at Jacksons International Airport.
Sir Mahesh Patel with then Steamships Trading Chairman late Alan Jarvis establishes the first City Pharmacy outlet in the Garden City Mall at Boroko with only four staff.
City Pharmacy goes on to expand its operations by opening five pharmacy outlets in regional PNG.
CPL Group makes history by becoming the first business house to commence operations in Buka following the Bougainville crisis.
Exciting times ahead for CPL as CPL Group lists on the Port Moresby Stock Exchange.
CPL Group launches its first customer loyalty program, Real Rewards.
CPL Group acquires the Stop and Shop Supermarket chain from Steamships Trading Company.
CPL launches the first women’s empowerment program in PNG, the Pride of PNG Awards for Women, honouring ordinary Papua New Guinean women doing extraordinary work in their communities.
CPL Group acquires Hardware Haus stores from Steamships Trading Company.
Mahesh Patel named Director of the Year by the PNG Institute of Directors.
CPL launches Bon Café coffee shops in PNG. The Bon Café outlets are launched at its Stop & Shop outlets in Port Moresby.
CPL Group is named Private Sector Employer of the Year by the PNG Human Resources Institute.
CPL is named Innovative Company of the Year by the PNG Institute of Directors.
CPL Group also acquires Sydney, Australia-based pharmaceutical wholesaler Cost Save Pty Ltd.
CPL opens new concept shopping complex, Waigani Central, in Port Moresby. It features a do-it yourself hardware concept store, its largest ever Stop N Shop supermarket and its second Paradise Cinema complex.