Once the dominant supermarket and megastore chain, the Grupo Ramos of La Sirena and former Pola fame, now operates 82 Multicentros, Multiplazas, Sirena Markets and Aprezio stores nationwide. Just recently, the new executive president of the group, Ivan Mejia announced that the chain will have 200 stores nationwide by 2030. That means that more of the Grupo Ramos’ Multicentro, Multiplaza, Sirena Market and Aprezio branded stores will be opening in smaller towns and nearer to where you live. He said the company will be investing upwards of US$200 million in the expansion.
The company also continues to renovate stores in prime locations, such as the Multicentro Churchill on Av. Winston Churchill in front of Blue Mall.
The chain has been in operation for 60 years. It employs more than 8,000, mostly young people.
The announcement comes at a time when Sirena competitors — Bravo, CCN (Nacional and Jumbo) — are also aggressively expanding especially in major cities and are expected to also open stores in underserved provinces.
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El Dia
5 June 2025