Department store chain in Central America
Carrión is a chain of department stores in Central America.
The chain is owned by Grupo Roble [es], 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]
Key people
The owner as of 2015 was Vicente Carrión.[1]
Geographic presence
Originated Honduras, and opened in Costa Rica (2000), El Salvador (2003, 2 stores closed 2019),[6] Nicaragua (2004) and Guatemala (2005)
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Costa Rica
Guatemala
Source: Facebook page for Carrión Guatemala
Honduras
In Honduras there are stores in:[8]
Nicaragua
References