Between March and April, Walmart opened five new stores of the Palí format, located in Heredia, San José, Alajuela, Cartago and Guanacaste.
The supermarket chain informed that the company invested close to $6.7 million to open these five new stores. With these recent openings, there are now 181 points of sale of the Palí format.
After investing $17 million, Walmart opened a new store to the public on July 10, in the canton of San Pablo, province of Heredia.
This new location becomes the 14th store that the chain will operate under the Walmart format and for the operation of this supermarket, the company will hire 123 people, said the official statement.
After investing $3 million, the Super Selectos chain opened a new 2,000-square-meter point of sale in the El Encuentro shopping center in the municipality of San Miguel.
Directors of Grupo Callejas, a business conglomerate that owns the supermarket chain, reported that the new sales point has 35,000 available products, a bakery with fresh products, meats, fruits and vegetables.
After investing $17.5 million, PriceSmart opened a new branch in the nation's capital, located in the Metro Park shopping complex.
The new supermarket is located on a 17,368 square meter lot, and has a construction area of 7,295 square meters, of which 4,577 are dedicated to the sales floor.
The president of one of the largest supermarket chains in Costa Rica speaks about investments and the bureaucratic obstacles the sector has to deal with.
An article on Nacion.com contains quotes by Guillermo Alonso, president of Auto Mercado, who announced the investments to be made by the company in the coming years, noting that "... The truth is that we would like to go faster, but the block is the government and red tape that has left the company's growth plans stranded."
Walmart has announced that in the remainder of the year it will be investing in 25 new stores of various formats and remodeling others in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
From a statement issued by Walmart Mexico and Central America:
Walmart Mexico and Central America will be investing during 2015 about $264.7 million in the construction and remodeling of stores in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
The multinational retail company announced they will invest 45% more in 2011 in Central America and Mexico compared to 2010.
The planned investment for 2011 is $ 1.560 million, 45% higher than the $ 1.077 million in 2010, said the president of Wal-Mart Mexico and Central America.
The multinational plans to open 445 new stores, of which 365 will be in Mexico and the rest in Central America.