Chedraui grocery chain announces 3.5B peso expansion in Tamaulipas

Mexican market store concatenation Chedraui has announced a 3.5 billion-peso (US $181 million) enlargement program successful the bluish authorities of Tamaulipas.

Chedraui said it plans to unfastened 13 caller stores implicit the adjacent 5 years. Tamaulipas Governor Américo Villarreal welcomed the announcement, confirming successful a societal media post that the enlargement is expected to make much than 6,400 jobs.

Con la llegada de 13 nuevas tiendas y una inversión de 3,487 millones de pesos por parte de Grupo #Chedraui, generaremos más de 6,400 empleos en Tamaulipas.
Este es el resultado de seguir construyendo confianza, desarrollo y bienestar societal con una visión humanista. pic.twitter.com/ph3BdzUOfg

— Américo Villarreal (@Dr_AVillarreal) May 28, 2025

During a gathering astatine the governor’s mansion with Chedraui president Alfredo Chedraui, Villarreal said the concern volition fortify “the economical and societal development” of Tamaulipas.

“This is the effect of continuing to physique trust, improvement and societal well-being with a humanistic vision,” the politician said, reiterating his committedness to facilitating concern procedures that supply certainty to the backstage sector.

“We anticipation this is conscionable the archetypal of galore meetings,” Villarreal said to Chedraui and the company’s enlargement manager Eduardo Durán. “We’ll spot you again astatine the inauguration of the archetypal caller store.”

Chedraui presently operates 37 stores successful Tamaulipas and plans to unfastened the archetypal 2 caller stores by the extremity of this twelvemonth successful the Gulf Coast cities of Tampico and Altamira with an concern of 1.2 cardinal pesos (US $62,000). These stores are expected to make much than 1,160 jobs, authorities said.

Other cities wherever the institution plans to unfastened stores see Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Ciudad Victoria, Reynosa, Ciudad Mante and Valle Hermoso. Altamira and Tampico volition get further caller stores earlier the enlargement task is complete.

According to American concern probe institution Dun & Bradstreet Hoover’s, Chedraui is Mexico’s third-largest retailer, aft Walmart and Soriana. 

The Veracruz-based supermarket elephantine sells groceries, apparel and non-perishable items successful 462 stores crossed Mexico, portion besides operating stores successful the U.S. states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Nevada.

The market store concatenation reported nett income of 74.4 cardinal pesos (US $3.8 billion) during the archetypal 4th of this year, a 14.8% summation implicit the aforesaid play successful 2024, according to Retailers Magazine. Sales successful Mexico grew by 3.7%, boosted by the company’s “Mi Chedraui” loyalty program, which boasts 13.3 cardinal registered clients.

Chedraui’s concern volition make much than 6,400 jobs successful Tamaulipas implicit 5 years, officials predicted. (Chedraui)

Chedraui opened 15 caller stores during the archetypal 4th of 2025, including 13 “Supercitos” (small markets successful dense neighborhoods), and integer income accounted for 3.4% of each home sales. 

The institution plans to unfastened 130 caller Supercitos this year, successful summation to 5 Chedraui supermarkets and 5 Super Chedraui stores.

With reports from El Economista, El Universal and Milenio