El Dorado is a supermarket chain from Uruguay, founded in 1929, which has seventy stores.
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| Formation | 1 January 1929 |
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| Founder | Tobías Polakof |
| Type | S.A. |
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| Owner | Polakof y Cía S.A. |
| Website | El Dorado |
History
editFounded in 1929 by Tobías Polakof in Maldonado, it was the first supermarket in the interior of Uruguay. It is a family business with Uruguayan capital, owned by the firm Polakof y Cía S.A.. [1] Tito Polakf brought the idea of the supermarket back from a trip and set up the first one on 18 of July 877 Street,[clarification needed] half a block from Plaza San Fernando in Maldonado. [2]
In 2024 it opens its first hypermarket in Montevideo.[3]
References
edit- ^ "UN HOMBRE SOLIDARIO by Supermercados El Dorado - Issuu". issuu.com. May 9, 2013.
- ^ "Un hombre solidario – El Dorado". El Dorado – Siempre cerca (in Spanish). 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- ^ "La cadena de Supermercados El Dorado abrió su primera gran superficie en Montevideo". Montevideo Portal.
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