Chedraui will continue to open stores in the United States this year, even though it considers that Washington’s immigration policy will continue to impact sales, according to the company’s guide for fiscal year 2026 in Mexico and the neighboring country published on Monday.
Chedraui foresees an economic environment similar to that observed in 2025 for Mexico, and believes that the continuity of the company’s internal operational efficiency plan will continue to mitigate the pressure on expenses derived from the increase in labor costs in the year ahead.
“In the case of Chedraui USA, we consider that the stricter immigration policy will continue to impact same-store sales, at least during the first half of the year and towards the second half we expect to see greater stability,” the document adds.
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Despite this, the retailer said that it will continue to open new establishments in Mexico and the United States, within the framework of its operations growth plans in the countries where it operates.
“The expansion in the sales floor in Mexico is estimated at 5.7% and 1.6% in the United States. For the company as a whole, the sales floor increases 4.3%,” Chedraui estimated.
According to its website, as of September 30, the company had 618 branches in Mexico and 384 supermarkets in the United States, in the states of California, Texas, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.
With information from Reuters
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