Lojas Riachuelo
Appearance
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Department store |
Founded | 1947 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Flávio Rocha (Chairman and CEO) |
Revenue | US$ 1.3 billion (2012) |
Number of employees | 40,000 |
Parent | Grupo Guararapes |
Website | riachuelo.com.br |
Lojas Riachuelo (English: Riachuelo Stores) is a Brazilian department store company founded in 1947 in the city of Natal, Brazil. Currently, the company has 230 stores in 26 States of Brazil and also in the Federal District.
The company its headquartered in Natal, a central office in São Paulo and has 2 distribution centers, in Natal and Guarulhos (São Paulo).
In 1979, the company was purchased by the Grupo Guararapes, the largest textile group in Latin America which also controls the Natal shopping center Midway Mall and the financial company Midway Financeira.
The Riacuelo's major competitors are Marisa, Lojas Renner, Cia. Hering and C&A