Former Super Kmart Stores in Mexico

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Here is what Ross had to say about Super Kmart in Mexico

"Super Kmart Centers in Mexico were launched in 1994 with the opening of 2 stores in the cities of Cuautitlán Izcalli and San Mateo, both suburbs of Mexico City. 2 more stores opened in the spring of 1995 in the cities of Tlalnepantla, another suburb of Mexico City, and Cuernavaca, an hour south of Mexico City. The stores were almost identical to their US counterparts in both looks and products they carried, with the exception of a few food departments, for example, the Tortilleria, a department where fresh corn tortillas could be bought, and the salchichoneria, a kind of deli/butcher shop where customers can haggle with the butcher. These stores were a joint venture between Kmart and El Puerto de Liverpool, a Mexican company that operates high end department stores, like a Macy’s or Bloomingdales. There were rumors that Kmart had grand plans for their Mexico division, and that they wanted to open 50 new stores over a span of 5 years, when in reality, only 10% of that goal was ever achieved (5 stores) over a span of 3 years. A fifth Mexican Super Kmart was supposed to open in the summer of 1997 in Puebla, east of Mexico City, but Kmart sold off their Mexican superstores to Controladora Comercial Mexicana in March of 1997 to focus more on their stores in the US (** Note: the Puebla store was still under construction when the sale occurred). Four of these stores (San Mateo, Izcalli, Cuernacava, and Puebla) are now a part of the Mexican Hypermarket chain called Mega. The fifth store in Tlalnepantla was torn down in 2004 for a Costco. Here's more info about the Mexican Super Kmart Centers here: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n11_v33/ai_15503701/ and http://supermarketnews.com/archive/supercenter-juggernaut-7"

San Mateo- Avenida Adolfo López Mateos 201

• Opened 1994
• Sold in March 1997 to Controladora Comercial Mexicana (owner of Mexican Hypermarket Mega).
• Has since been a Mega Hypermarket
• Remodeled around 2008

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Cuautitlán Izcalli- De Los Reyes

• Opened 1994
• Sold in March 1997 to Controladora Comercial Mexicana (owner of Mexican Hypermarket Mega).
• Has since been a Mega Hypermarket
• Retains its Super Kmart look to date

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Cuernavaca- Mexico 95D, Villas del lago

• Opened 1995
• Sold in March 1997 to Controladora Comercial Mexicana (owner of Mexican Hypermarket Mega).
• has since been a Mega Hypermarket
• Remodeled around 2008

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Tlalnepantla- S. Nicolás

• Opened 1995
• Sold in March 1997 to Controladora Comercial Mexicana (owner of Mexican Hypermarket Mega).
• Torn down in 2004 for a Costco wholesale
• Costco remains to date

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Puebla- Reserva Territorial Atlixcayotl

• Was set to open in 1997, but never opened as Super Kmart
• Sold in March 1997 to Controladora Comercial Mexicana (owner of Mexican Hypermarket Mega).
• Has since been a Mega Hypermarket

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