City Market (Mexico)

City Market in Mexico is a chain of gourmet grocery stores owned by La Comer.

History

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The first City Market opened in 2006 in Interlomas. The second opened in 2008 in Colonia del Valle, and the third in 2011 in Las Lomas.[1]

In 2015, the acquisition of Comercial Mexicana by Soriana[2] slowed down the growth of City Market stores for at least a year.[3] One store opened in Mexico City in February 2015.[4]

In September 2016, the first City Market store outside of Mexico City opened in Querétaro.[5] In November 2017, La Comer group announced a 200-million pesos investment to open its first City Market store in Guadalajara.[6] In July 2018, City Market opened its first store in the state of Morelos.[7] By December 2018, City Market had 11 stores throughout Mexico.[8] In May 2019, City Market opened its first store in Monterrey.[9][10]

In 2018, City Market was the only retail store in the world, along with Harrod's and Le Bon Marché, to sell raw Kobe beef.[11]

Description

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City Market is a chain of gourmet grocery stores that distributes food and drinks imported from 25 different countries.[1] The chain is owned by Comercial City Fresko.

References

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  1. ^ a b "La Cómer va por las carteras 'gordas'". Expansión (in Spanish). 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  2. ^ "Es oficial, la Comercial Mexicana es de Soriana". www.milenio.com. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  3. ^ "Vienen más City Market". www.elfinanciero.com.mx. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  4. ^ "Inauguran sexto City Market en la Ciudad de México". Dinero en Imagen.com (in Spanish). 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  5. ^ "Primer City Market fuera de la CDMX llega a Querétaro". Inmobiliare (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  6. ^ Economista, Redacción El. "La Comer crece su formato City Market". El Economista. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  7. ^ "La Comer SAB de CV abre primer City Market en Morelos" (PDF). La Comer Finanzas. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  8. ^ Ayala, María Luisa (2018-12-18). "México: Grupo La Comer suma 11 tiendas en su formato City Market". América Retail (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  9. ^ "La Comer SAB de CV inaugura primer a tienda City Market en Monterrey" (PDF). La Comer Finanzas. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  10. ^ "¡Hola, regios! City Market llega a Nuevo León". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  11. ^ "City Market vende carne kobe". www.milenio.com. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
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