Ramón Areces

Ramón Areces Rodríguez (1904 in

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– 1989 in

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) was a Spanish businessman. At fifteen, Areces emigrated to

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. There he learned the basics of the business working at EL ENCANTO Department Store. He later traveled through the

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, before returning to Spain. When he returned to Madrid in 1935, he opened up a small tailor shop on the ''

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''. Areces used the techniques he learned on his trip, and his business grew, quite unexpectedly. In July 1940 he opened the first

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. 1904 births 1989 deaths People from Oviedo (Asturian comarca) 20th-century Spanish businesspeople Businesspeople from Asturias Date of death missing {{Spain-business-bio-stub