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Industry | Department stores |
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Founded | 1970 |
Headquarters | Honduras |
Area served | Honduras, Guatemala |
Key people | Vicente Carrión |
Parent | Grupo Roble |
Website | tiendascarrion.com |
Carrión is a chain of department stores in Central America.
The chain is owned by Grupo Roble , itself part of Grupo Poma. It originated in La Ceiba, Honduras in 1970 [1] where it opened under the name Bazar Carrión. It opened in Costa Rica in 2000, in Honduras in 2003, in Nicaragua in 2004, and in Guatemala in 2005. [2]
In 2012 the company invested US$5 million in a new store in Tegucigalpa. [3]
Despite closing its 6,000 m2 store at Multiplaza San José Costa Rica, Carrión expressed an intention at the time to expand in the country [4] and did eventually open a new store in Alajuela in 2015. [1] The company later pulled out of the Costa Rica market, [4] and its unique location in Honduras closed in 2019. [5]
The owner as of 2015 was Vicente Carrión. [1]
Originated Honduras, and opened in Costa Rica (2000), El Salvador (2003, 2 stores closed 2019), [6] Nicaragua (2004) and Guatemala (2005) [7]
Source: Facebook page for Carrión Guatemala
In Honduras there are stores in: [8]
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Industry | Department stores |
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Founded | 1970 |
Headquarters | Honduras |
Area served | Honduras, Guatemala |
Key people | Vicente Carrión |
Parent | Grupo Roble |
Website | tiendascarrion.com |
Carrión is a chain of department stores in Central America.
The chain is owned by Grupo Roble , itself part of Grupo Poma. It originated in La Ceiba, Honduras in 1970 [1] where it opened under the name Bazar Carrión. It opened in Costa Rica in 2000, in Honduras in 2003, in Nicaragua in 2004, and in Guatemala in 2005. [2]
In 2012 the company invested US$5 million in a new store in Tegucigalpa. [3]
Despite closing its 6,000 m2 store at Multiplaza San José Costa Rica, Carrión expressed an intention at the time to expand in the country [4] and did eventually open a new store in Alajuela in 2015. [1] The company later pulled out of the Costa Rica market, [4] and its unique location in Honduras closed in 2019. [5]
The owner as of 2015 was Vicente Carrión. [1]
Originated Honduras, and opened in Costa Rica (2000), El Salvador (2003, 2 stores closed 2019), [6] Nicaragua (2004) and Guatemala (2005) [7]
Source: Facebook page for Carrión Guatemala
In Honduras there are stores in: [8]