Chedraui is a publicly traded

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and department store chain which also operates stores in the U.S. in the states of

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, and

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under the name El Super. It is traded on the

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under the symbol CHEDRAUI.

History

Chedraui was founded in 1927 in

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by Lebanese immigrant Lázaro Chedraui Chaya and his wife Ana Caram. They founded towards 1920 a haberdashery in the city of Xalapa, Veracruz. Originally the business was called the Port of Beirut, clearly showing its origin, but for 1927 would adopt the name ''House Chedraui: the Only One to Trust''. In 1971 it opened the first

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. In 2005 it bought 29 supermarkets from

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in Central and Southern Mexico. Chedraui's primary competition includes large grocers and

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such as

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and

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. According to

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, it is "Mexico's third-largest retailer (after

and

), the supermarket giant sells groceries, apparel, and non-perishable items in 262 stores. The California operations began in 1997, later expanded to Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The stores there are branded El Super, and operated by Grupo Chedraui's Bodega Latina Corporation, headquartered in

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. In 2018, Bodega Latina acquired

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in Texas. On May 14, 2021, Bodega Latina announced that it would acquire

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from

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Gallery

File:Tiendas_Chedraui,_Oaxaca.jpg, A Chedraui store in

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, Mexico. File:Chedraui Villa Coapa.jpg, Chedraui Coapa in

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, Mexico. File:Chedraui.JPG, Chedraui store in San Martin Texmelucan,

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, Mexico. File:ChedrauiGuadalajara.jpg, Chedraui store in

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, Mexico. File:ChedrauiEntrance.jpg, Chedraui store in

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References

External links

Chedraui website

El Super website
Companies listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange Retail companies established in 1927 Retail companies of Mexico Supermarkets of Mexico {{retail-company-stub

History

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See also

References

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