París, formerly known as Almacenes París (Paris Department Stores), is a chain of department stores in Chile, owned by multinational Cencosud.http://www.paris.cl/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?langId=-5&catalogId=40000000577&storeId=10001 Almacenes París It has been a member of the

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from 2000 to 2005.

Products

The company operates dozens of stores across the country. París sells apparel for men, women, and children, household appliances, and furniture, and even has its own travel agency. The company is owned by conglomerate

Cencosud Cencosud S.A. is a publicly traded multinational retail company. It's the largest retail company in Chile and the third largest listed retail company in Latin America, competing with the Brazilian Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição and the Mex ...

. Owns: Alaniz, Alaniz Home, Aussie, Attimo, Opposite, Tribu, Tri, Nex, Greenfield, Rainforest, among others. Exclusives: Umbrale, Foster, Brooks Brothers, Lacoste Shoes, Nautica, Cheeky, Topshop, Paula Cahen D'Anvers, Legacy, Topper, Tommy Hilfiger shoes and more. Brand Corners: Ellus, Lacoste, Maui and Sons, Esprit, edc by Esprit, Calvin Klein Underwear, and more.

History

The company was started in 1900 as Paris S.A. The company motto is ''es mi tienda'' - "It's my store". París (called ''Empresas Almacenes París S.A.'' or ''Almacenes París C.S.A.'') is a chain of department stores founded in

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. His headquarters was located in

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815, in the commune of

. However, at present, share facilities with its parent

, is a building located at the side of the shopping mall

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, in Kennedy Avenue 9001, Floor 4, Las Condes, Santiago. The department store was founded in 1900 by José María Couso as Mueblería París. In 1950 the department store changed its name to Almacenes París, following the expansion of its field sales. In 1970, Almacenes París created the first department store credit card, the "Tarjeta París", a concept that was rapidly adopted by its main competitors, Ripley and S.A.C.I. Falabella. In 1990, as a result of the bankruptcy of the department store Muricy, Almacenes París acquired locales in

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and Mall Plaza Vespucio in addition to their locale in Plaza Lyon in Providencia. It additionally acquired the buildings located in Coyancura with las Bellotas, to which the company headquarters was moved. The former Alameda headquarters building was baptized Torre París. On June 30, 2020 Cencosud announced the end of operations in Paris in

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, closing all its stores and moving workers to the Wong and Metro supermarkets. While in Chile, the Paris Express format is created, which absorbs Johnson stores.

References

Department stores of Chile 1900 establishments in Chile Cencosud Retail companies established in 1900 Chilean brands {{SouthAm-company-stub