Calimax is a local
grocery store
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chain operating in the
Mexican
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Mexico and its culture
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states of
Baja California
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and
Sonora
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. It was founded in the city of
, in 1939. The company remains headquartered in Tijuana, and it has many locations on several cities of Baja California.
The company has 78 stores in the following cities:
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Playas de Rosarito, Baja California
Rosarito is a coastal city in Playas de Rosarito Municipality, Baja California, situated on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. As of 2010, the city had a population of 65,278. Located south of the US-Mexico border, Rosarito is a part of the greater S ...
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Tecate, Baja California
Tecate () is a city in Tecate Municipality, Baja California. It is across the Mexico-US border from Tecate, California. As of 2019, the city had a population of 108,860 inhabitants, while the metropolitan area has a population of 132,406 inhab ...
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Mexicali, Baja California
Mexicali (; ) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California. The city, seat of the Mexicali Municipality, has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the Calexico–Mexicali metropolitan area is home to 1,000,0 ...
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Ensenada, Baja California
Ensenada is a city in Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, situated on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Located on the Bahía de Todos Santos, the city had a population of 279,765 in 2018, making it the third-largest city in Baja California. The ...
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San Felipe, Baja California
San Felipe is a coastal city in San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, located on the Gulf of California. The population of San Felipe was reported as 17,143 inhabitants in the 2020 Mexican Census. San Felipe is historically a fishing town. To ...
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San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora—3
Calimax has a celebrated joint venture with
Smart & Final
Smart & Final is a chain of warehouse-style food and supply stores based in Commerce, California, which developed through a series of mergers and expansions. The oldest of the combined companies, Hellman-Haas Grocery, was founded in 1871 in Los ...
Inc. As an independent company, Calimax counts with its own transportation from north to south and the biggest distribution center in Northern Mexico with thousands of suppliers in Mexico and USA.
The Calimax distribution center is one of the most modern in the country and is an important factor in the planning of the growth of the chain. With the fleet of more than 200 trucks that supply the needs of each store daily, It also has a modern meat processing plant, which guarantees the quality and freshness of the meat products.
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Retail companies established in 1939
Supermarkets of Mexico
Companies based in Tijuana
Mexican companies established in 1939
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