Supermercados Gigante
Mexican supermarket chain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Supermercados Gigante?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Supermercados Gigante was a large supermarket chain in Mexico. The chain expanded north of the border as well, as it also had locations in predominantly working-class Mexican-American communities of the United States.
Company type | Subsidiary of Grupo Gigante |
---|---|
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1962 |
Founder | Angel Lozada Ramirez |
Defunct | 2008 |
Fate | Purchased by Organización Soriana |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 199 (2008) |
Area served | Mexico |
Key people | Angel Lozada (CEO, 2008) |
Services | Grocery, bakery, clothing, footwear, home supplies, office supplies, hygiene and personal products, appliances, electronics, music, car supplies, pharmacy, and toys |
Owner | Organización Soriana |
Website | www |
The supermarket chain was owned by parent company Group Gigante, which also operates the restaurant chain Toks, and US retail chains such as RadioShack and Office Depot in Mexico.
Supermercados Gigante competed with several other chains, such as Soriana, Comercial Mexicana, Chedraui, Wal-Mart, H-E-B, Falabella, Cencosud and D&S. It was not uncommon to see Wal-Mart receipts around the store touting the fact that said items are cheaper at Supermercados Gigante.