Dorian's
 Dorian's store atPlaza Rio Tijuanabefore it became aSearsbranch in 2009 | |
| Industry | Retail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959inTijuana |
| Defunct | 2009 |
| Successor | Sears (Mexico) |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 14 (2009) |
Areas served | mainlyBaja California,later acrossNorthern Mexicoand theYucatan Peninsula |
Dorian'swas a department store chain based inTijuana,Baja California,Mexico.
Dorian's was established inDowntown Tijuanain 1959.[1]
On November 9, 1977, a fire ripped through the block where Dorian's was located, however after only 17 working days the store was back open, with half the square footage housed in tent-like structures built in a nearby parking lot.[2]
Carlos Slim'sGrupo Carsobought Dorian's Tijuana, S.A. de C.V. in 2004 and operated it as a subsidiary of Inmuebles Borgru, S.A. de C.V. which in turn was a subsidiary of Inmuebles Carso, S.A.B. de C.V.[3]In that same year, Dorian's expanded to Cancun, Chihuahua, Leon, Merida, and Monterrey after purchasing fiveJCPenneystores, which operated in Mexico since 1995.
A store opened in the new Las Misiones mall inCiudad Juárezin 2004[4]and closed shortly thereafter (nowLiverpool).
In 2009, Dorian's had 14 stores in[5]
- Tijuana:
- Downtown Tijuana(Corner of 2nd and Niños Héroes)
- Plaza Río Tijuana
- Plaza Carrousel
- Centro Comercial Mesa de Otay,Otay Centenario
- Cancun- Plaza Las Américas (formerlyJCPenney)
- Chihuahua, Chihuahua- Plaza de Sol (formerly JCPenney)
- Ensenada- downtown
- La Paz, Baja California Sur-
- Downtown
- Forjadores
- León, Guanajuato- Plaza Mayor (formerly JCPenney)
- Mérida- Plaza las Américas (formerly JCPenney)
- Mexicali- Centro Comercial Cachanilla
- Monterreyarea -San Pedro Garza García(formerly JCPenney)
- San Luis Río Colorado,Sonora
Starting in April 2009, the 14 Dorian’s department stores were integrated intoSears Méxicoand operated under the name Sears.[3]However, the Downtown Tijuana store was closed in May 2009[6]and is now thePlaza de la Tecnología,amarket hallof retail technology vendors.
References
[edit]- ^Company Overview of Dorian's Tijuana, S.A. de C.V.,Business Week, archived fromthe originalon October 8, 2013,retrieved2013-10-08
- ^"Tijuana Firm Back after Fire".Escondido Times-Advocate. December 1, 1977.
- ^abReporte Anual 2009(PDF),Grupo Carso, archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2013-10-19
- ^Gilot, Louie (October 15, 2004)."Upscale Juárez Mall Opens Today".El Paso Times.
- ^Dorian's website, archive.org record of edition of 2009-04-12
- ^"Dorian's Centro cierra por crisis",El Sol de Tijuana,2009-05-13, archived fromthe originalon 2015-06-10,retrieved2013-10-08
Department and discount stores in Mexico | |
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| Department stores | |
| Discount stores | |
| Hypermarkets |
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| Defunct | |
