Jerónimo Arango

Mexican businessman (1925-2020)

Jerónimo Julio Arango Arias (1927 — 4 April 2020)[1][2] was a Mexican billionaire businessman. He was the co-founder of the Aurrerá supermarket chain. His net worth was estimated at US$4.6 billion in 2006 by Forbes.[3] By 1991, Arango partnered with Wal-Mart, a move that eventually brought the Wal-Mart retail stores to Mexico.

Arango died of natural causes on 4 April 2020 at his home in Los Angeles.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Hernández, Antonio (6 April 2020). "Fallece el empresario Jerónimo Arango, uno de los creadores de Aurrera". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. Santiago, Diego (6 April 2020). "¿Quién fue Jerónimo Arango, el empresario detrás de Aurrera?". Radio Fórmula (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. Jerónimo Arango on Forbes magazine retrieved on March 9, 2006