Private company

Supermercados Gigante

Mexican supermarket chain

Supermercados Gigante was a large supermarket chain in Mexico. The chain expanded north of the border as well, as it also had locations in predominantly working-class Mexican-American communities of the United States. The supermarket chain was owned by parent company Grupo Gigante, which also operates the restaurant chain Toks, and US retail chains such as RadioShack and Office Depot in Mexico.2 It ceased to exist in 2008.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1962Founded1
Grupo Gigante's store
Photo: Maxvall, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Supermercados Gigante was a large supermarket chain in Mexico. The chain expanded north of the border as well, as it also had locations in predominantly working-class Mexican-American communities of the United States.2

Products and brands

  • supermarket

Listed on Wikidata.1

On February 28, 2006 Gigante closed some stores in Mexico (1 in Torreon, 7 in Monterrey, 1 in Matamoros, 2 in San Luis Potosí and 1 in Puebla).

From Wikipedia’s article on Supermercados Gigante, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2008Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Dec 6, 2007Acquired Acquired by Soriana1
  3. 1962Founded Founded1

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