José María Morelos, Q.R. — The town of José María Morelos is nearing the completion of its first modern shopping experience. In early November, residents will be able to shop at the municipality’s first Bodega Aurrera.

The arrival of Bodega Aurrera, a subsidiary of Walmart Mexico, will mark a new stage in the commercial activity of the town. It will become the first department store of its kind with an opening scheduled for November 3.
The store is nearing readiness to being operations following a supervisory tour by personnel from municipal Urban Development, Civil Protection and Ecology .
“We now have what we have always dreamed of having, which is a department store so that it can supply food to families,” said Mayor Erik Borges Yam.
The new Bodega Aurrera will create 42 local jobs and aide local producers in selling their products.

The opening of Bodega Aurrera is set for 7:00 a.m. on the morning of November 3. It is the first of two new retail shopping concepts for the town. The second is the opening of the town’s first Coppel, which is schedule to being operating sometime in December of this year.
