Tiendas Extra Explained

Extra was a Mexican convenience store chain owned by Grupo Modelo, which started operations in 1993. In 2007 the chain closed 650 stores^[1] and in 2009 started another restructuring plan.^[2] It competes fiercely with OXXO from Femsa, 7-Eleven from Casa Chapa, SuperCity from Soriana and Circle K from Alimentation Couche-Tard. The point of sale is provided by IBM.^[3] In 2014, Grupo Modelo, a brewery owned by AB InBev, sold its Extra stores to Couche-Tard.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.tabascohoy.com.mx/noticia.php?id_nota=143567 Cerrará Grupo Modelo 650 Tiendas Súper Extra
2. http://www.cnnexpansion.com/expansion/2009/05/18/El-segundo-aire-de-Extra Grupo Modelo reinventa las Tiendas Extra
3. http://www.elmonetario.com.mx/?p=8109 Firman contrato Tiendas Extra e IBM para mejorar puntos de venta
4. Web site: Cofece autoriza a Circulo K compra de Tiendas Extra. www.elfinanciero.com.mx. 22 July 2014 . 2017-10-19.
5. Web site: Convenience stores booming - el Universal - Mexico News . 2010-04-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100501161928/http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=23023&tabla=miami . 2010-05-01 .