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Jerónimo Arango
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Jerónimo Arango

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Jerónimo Arango Jerónimo Arango co-founded Aurrerá, the discount retail chain that eventually partnered with Walmart to create Walmart de México (Walmex), the country's largest private employer. His vision of affordable mass-market retail fundamentally changed the landscape of commerce in Mexico before his death in 2021.

Overview

Jerónimo Julio Arango Arias was a Mexican billionaire businessman, co-founder of the Aurrerá supermarket chain, with his younger brothers, Manuel and Plácido, known for a long time as three of Mexico's wealthiest men. His net worth was estimated at US$4.6 billion in 2006 by Forbes.

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This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for Jerónimo Arango. Mexican businessman (1927–2020)

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Primary source page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jer%C3%B3nimo_Arango

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1920s
1925

Birth

Birth of Jerónimo Arango.

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2020s
2026

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2026

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