Oxxo (stylized as OXXO) is a Mexican chain of

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s, with over 21,000 stores across

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. It is the largest chain of convenience stores in Latin America. Its headquarters are in

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. It is wholly owned by the beverage company FEMSA (

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History

OXXO was founded in

in 1976. In the first stores, the only products sold were beer, snacks and cigars. The success of the stores was such that the project kept growing and OXXO built new locations rapidly, becoming a ubiquitous presence in Mexican cities and towns. The first official OXXO store was opened in 1979 in Monterrey. OXXO stores then spread to Chihuahua,

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and

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. Throughout the eighties, OXXO gained fame in the cities where it was established. In 1998, the 1000th store was opened. On July 6, 2010, the opening of the 9000th store, in

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, was announced. With Mexico liberalizing its oil and gas market, OXXO has started to open gas stations as well. The first station opened in San Pedro Garza Garcia. In 2019, Oxxo Gas aimed to rebrand 49 additional stations, mostly in Monterrey, that were operating under the

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name.The Yucatan Times: FEMSA to Expand its Gasoline Business Through OXXO GAS
/ref> As of 2014, Oxxo was reported to have more than 15,000 stores across Mexico. In the same year, a partnership between Oxxo and

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was announced, involving Amazon accepting Oxxo's prepaid debit cards as a payment method, and Amazon gift cards being sold at Oxxo stores.

Gallery

File:Oxxo Cozumel.JPG, OXXO store in San Miguel de Cozumel, Quintana Roo File:Oxxo.JPG, OXXO store in Gomez Palacio, Durango File:OXXO, Campinas, SP.jpg, OXXO store in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil File:OxxoObreraDF.JPG, OXXO store in Mexico City File:XC2V1522 FACHADA OXXO CERCA andatti.jpg, OXXO store in Cancún, Quintana Roo File:Oxxo store.JPG, Another OXXO store in Mexico City File:OxxoChapala.JPG, OXXO store in Gómez Palacio, Durango File:OxxoMaya.JPG, OXXO store in Gómez Palacio, Durango File:OxxoPaseodelTec.jpg, OXXO store in Torreon, Coahuila File:OxxoSanIsidro.jpg, Another OXXO store in Torreon, Coahuila File:Oxxo Nueva Rosita.jpg, OXXO store in Nueva Rosita, Coahuila

References

External links

OXXO official site

OXXO Inmuebles official site
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History

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