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Wal-Mart de México y Centroamérica (BMV: WALMEXV), is a Mexican-based public corporation. It has been traded in the Mexican Stock Exchange since 1977 (as Cifra). The company was founded in 1952 as Cifra by Jerónimo Arango. The company grew and in 1991 Cifra and Walmart, signed a joint venture agreement. This agreement allowed cooperation between the two companies and the opening of Walmart stores and Sam's Clubs in Mexico. Then in 1997 Walmart increased its stake by acquiring 51% of Cifra stock. Once the acquisition was completed Cifra was renamed, the new company became Wal-Mart de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Walmart again increased its stake in Wal-Mart de Mexico to 60% in April 2000. After completing the acquisition of Walmart's operations in Central America, in January 2010, Walmart Mexico absorbed Walmart Centroamérica and changed their name to Walmart de Mexico y Centroamérica.
At the end of December 2011 Walmart operates 2037 retail outlets in Mexico including supermarkets, under the names Walmart, Superama, Suburbia, Sam's Club and Bodega Aurrerá. As of 2012 the company was Mexico's largest private sector employer with 209,000 employees. One fifth of the Walmart stores in the world are in Mexico. It competes with Soriana, Comercial Mexicana, Chedraui, H-E-B Mexico, Casa Ley, and S-Mart.
Wal-Mart de México y Centroamérica is the biggest retail company in Hispanic America.
Walmex's restaurant division, Vips, was acquired by the Mexican restaurant company, Alsea, in September 2013 for around $626 million.
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- Bodega Aurrerá
- Bodega Aurrerá Express
- Medimart
- Mi Bodega Aurrerá
- Sam's Club
- Suburbia
- Superama
- Walmart Supercenter