Tulum, Q.R. — A new business in the seaside town of Tulum has begun construction that will create over 500 jobs. On Friday, the first bricks were laid for the construction of a new Soriana supermarket.
The President of the Soriana Group, Ricardo Martín Bringas, visited Tulum to lay the first stone of the up and coming Soriana Hiper supermarket. Tulum Mayor Diego Castañón met with Bringas for a photo opp during his visit.
Bringas said the new supermarket for Tulum is part of an expansion plan for the group who are focused on both building new and remodeling its older stores.
“It is a very special project first because we generated a very important commitment with the mayor since we started talking about the investment opportunity in this municipality and the prosperity that it brings,” he said.
The new supermarket is being built at kilometer 0.5 on the Tulum-Cobá highway and will have a large shopping gallery, self-serve checkouts, covered parking and offer more than just basic products, he said.
The Soriana Group head said that construction of the new Soriana Hiper will take approximately eight months to build and once finished, will create approximately 560 local jobs. The cost is estimated between 500 and 600 million pesos.
Currently, Soriana has 23 supermarkets across the state and employs around 2,500 people.