Calimax is a local

grocery store A grocery store ( AE), grocery shop or grocer's shop ( BE) or simply grocery is a retail store that primarily retails a general range of food products, which may be fresh or packaged. In everyday US usage, however, "grocery store" is a synon ...

chain operating in the

Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...

states of

Baja California Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...

and

Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 ...

. It was founded in the city of

Tijuana, Baja California Tijuana is the most populous city of the Mexican state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality, the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area and the most pop ...

, in 1939. The company remains headquartered in Tijuana, and it has many locations on several cities of Baja California. The company has 78 stores in the following cities: *

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Playas de Rosarito, Baja California is a coastal city in Playas de Rosarito Municipality, Baja California, on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. As of 2010, the city had a population of 65,278. Located south of the US–Mexico border, Rosarito is a part of the greater San Diego–Tiju ...

—3 *

Tecate, Baja California Tecate () is a city in Tecate Municipality, Baja California. It is across the Mexico–US border from Tecate, California. As of 2019, the city had a population of 108,860 inhabitants, while the metropolitan area has a population of 132,406 inh ...

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Mexicali, Baja California Mexicali (; ) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California. The city, which is the seat of the Mexicali Municipality, has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the Calexico–Mexicali metropolitan area is ...

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Ensenada, Baja California Ensenada ("inlet") is a city in Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, situated on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Located on Bahía de Todos Santos, the city had a population of 279,765 in 2018, making it the List of cities in Baja California, th ...

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San Felipe, Baja California San Felipe (Kiliwa language, Kiliwa: ''Juwiy mja) is a coastal city in San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, located on the Gulf of California. The population of San Felipe was reported as 17,143 inha ...

—1 * San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora—3 Calimax has a celebrated joint venture with

Smart & Final Smart & Final is a chain of warehouse-style food and supply stores based in Commerce, California, which developed through a series of mergers and expansions. The oldest of the combined companies, Hellman, Haas & Co., was founded in 1871 in Lo ...

Inc. As an independent company, Calimax counts with its own transportation from north to south and the biggest distribution center in Northern Mexico with thousands of suppliers in Mexico and USA. The Calimax distribution center is one of the most modern in the country and is an important factor in the planning of the growth of the chain. With the fleet of more than 200 trucks that supply the needs of each store daily, It also has a modern meat processing plant, which guarantees the quality and freshness of the meat products.

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* Retail companies established in 1939 Supermarkets of Mexico Companies based in Tijuana Mexican companies established in 1939 {{Mexico-company-stub