Dorian's
Dorian's was a department store chain based in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
 Dorian's atore at Plaza Rio Tijuana before it became a Sears branch in 2009 | |
| Industry | Retail |
|---|---|
| Successor | Sears (Mexico) |
| Founded | 1959 in Tijuana |
| Defunct | 2009 |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 14 (2009) |
Areas served | mainly Baja California, later across Northern Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula |
Dorian's was established in Downtown Tijuana in 1959.[1] Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso bought Dorian's Tijuana, S.A. de C.V. in 2004 and operated it as a subsidiary of Inmuebles Borgru, S.A. de C.V. which in turn was a subsidiary of Inmuebles Carso, S.A.B. de C.V.[2]
In 2009, Dorian's had stores in[3]
- Tijuana:
- Downtown Tijuana (Corner of 2nd and Niños Héroes)
- Plaza Río Tijuana
- Centro Comercial Carrousel
- Centro Comercial Mesa de Otay, Otay Centenario
- Cancun - Plaza Las Américas
- Chihuahua, Chihuahua - Plaza de Sol
- Ensenada - downtown
- La Paz, Baja California Sur - downtown
- La Paz, Baja California Sur - Forjadores
- León, Guanajuato - Plaza Mayor
- Mérida - Plaza las Américas
- Mexicali - Centro Comercial Cachanilla
- Monterrey area - San Pedro Garza García
- San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora
Starting in April 2009, the 14 Dorian’s department stores were integrated into Sears México and operated under the name Sears.[2] However, the Downtown Tijuana store was closed in May 2009[4] and is now the Plaza de la Tecnología, a market hall of retail technology vendors.
References
- Company Overview of Dorian's Tijuana, S.A. de C.V., Business Week, retrieved 2013-10-08
- Reporte Anual 2009 (PDF), Grupo Carso, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-19
- Dorian's website, archive.org record of edition of 2009-04-12
- "Dorian's Centro cierra por crisis", El Sol de Tijuana, 2009-05-13
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