Chedraui
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| Type | Sociedad Anónima Bursátil de Capital Variable |
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| Traded as | BMV: CHEDRAUI |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | (1927) |
| Founder(s) | Lázaro Chedraui Chaya |
| Headquarters | Xalapa, Mexico |
| Key people | Antonio Chedraui Obeso (Chairman), Antonio Chedraui Eguia (CEO)[1] |
| Revenue |  US$ 4.3 billion (2010) |
| Net income | US$ 115.5 million (2010) |
| Employees | 32,000 |
| Website | chedraui.com.mx |
Chedraui (BMV: CHEDRAUI) is a publicly traded Mexican grocery store and department store chain. It is traded on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the symbol CHEDRAUI.[2]
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[edit] History
Chedraui was founded in 1927 in Xalapa, Veracruz by Lázaro Chedraui Chaya and his wife.[3] In 1971 it opened the first supermarket in Xalapa, Veracruz. In 2005 it bought 29 supermarkets from Carrefour.[4] Chedraui's primary competition includes large grocers and hypermarkets such as Soriana, Wal-Mart and H-E-B.
According to Hoover's, it is "Mexico's fourth-largest retailer, the supermarket giant sells groceries, apparel, and non-perishable items in 183 stores, being 136 Tienda Chedraui, 40 Súper Chedraui, 2 warehouse Chedraui and 5 Selecto Chedraui.
In addition to retail, the group has a real estate arm.
[edit] Gallery
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A Chedraui store in Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico.
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Chedraui Coapa in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Chedraui store in San Martin Texmelucan, Puebla, Mexico.
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Chedraui store in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
[edit] External links
- Chedraui website (Spanish)
- El Super website
[edit] References
- ^ "Chedraui looks to IPO on Mexican Stock Exchange". MVI Retail Insight. http://mviworldwide.com/ContentIndex/PublicNewsDisplay.aspx?id=299953&key=xmFaajMTOV7ZWOCR9UnlkA%3D%3D. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ^ "Investor Prospective (in Spanish)". Grupo Comercial Chedraui S.A.B. de C.V., Casa de Bolsa BBVA Bancomer S.A. de C.V., Banamex C.A. de C.V.. http://216.29.152.108/chedraui/descargas/100410%201600%20Prospecto%20Preliminar.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ http://www.hoovers.com/chedraui/--ID__95115--/freeuk-co-factsheet.xhtml Hoovers: Chedraui Fact Sheet
- ^ "Carrefour profit dips despite strategy". New York Times. 2005-03-11. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/10/business/worldbusiness/10iht-carrefour.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=chedraui&st=cse. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
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