Walmart’s Small-Format Store in Mexico Opens 2,500th Location
Walmart's Latin American division is celebrating a milestone. Walmart de México y Centroamérica, also known as Walmex, recently opened a landmark 2,500th Bodega Aurrera store, in Mexicali, Mexico.
Bodega Aurrera, one of several store formats operated by Walmex, serves communities throughout Mexico by offering a range of products, from groceries and household items to electronics, appliances and toys. The self-service chain is present in more than 580 cities, in all states of the country, with three formats: Bodega Aurrera, Mi Bodega Aurrera and Bodega Aurrera Express, which vary according to the size of the store and its location. The new Mexicali location boasts a sales floor of roughly 21,000 square feet.
Tomas Durandeau, SVP of Bodega Aurrera, praised the banner’s associates and reinforced the company’s commitment to supporting economic growth in Mexico. "This milestone reiterates our closeness to our customers in all the communities we serve,” Durandeau said, “helping families save money and live better."
In addition to its 2,500 brick-and-mortar locations, Bodega Aurrera offers an omnichannel experience. The banner offers services familiar to U.S. customers, like self-checkout, in-store pickup and home delivery, in addition to Walmex’s interconnected financial services network and discount medical, pharmacy and telephone services.
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Bodega Aurrera began in 1958 with a single store in Mexico City. It has since grown across the country, serving millions of customers over its 66 years and employing more than 91,000 associates today. The Mexicali location will create 50-plus new jobs.
Walmart de México y Centroamérica operates in six countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. At the close of the second quarter of 2024, it reported consolidated revenue growth of 6.4%, with sales of 225,746 million pesos. The company operates 3,938 stores and clubs, as well as 32 distribution centers in the region.
Parent company Walmart has more than 10,500 stores and numerous e-commerce websites in 19 countries. With fiscal year 2024 revenue of $648 billion, the retailer employs approximately 2.1 million associates worldwide. Bentonville, Ark.-based Walmart U.S. is No. 1 on Progressive Grocer’s 2024 list of the top food and consumables retailers in North America. PG also named Walmart one of its Retailers of the Century.
