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Opencor (branded as OpenCor) was a chain of
Opencor (branded as OpenCor) was a chain of convenience store
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s owned and operated by the Spanish
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department store
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group El Corte Inglés
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. Opencor offers products found at most convenience chain stores such as snacks, drinks, quick bites, newspapers and magazines, as well as other items not normally found in convenience store chains such as music CDs, movies and video games.
The first Opencor store opened on 18 May 2000 in the Madrid
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suburb of Majadahonda
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It lies alongside the motorway A6 Madrid- A Coruña.
The Puerta de Hierro university (public) hospital was relocated to Majadahonda from the ...
. Some Opencor stores are open 24/7
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, although the majority of said stores open at 7am or 8am and close at 1am or 2am respectively. Opencor has the distinction of being one of only a few supermarket chains in Spain to operate on Sundays. Opencor also operate stores at petrol station
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Fuel dispensers are used to ...
s under the name Repsol-Opencor.
From 2011–14, El Corte Inglés has converted all Opencor stores to Supercor Exprés.
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