Roo. Starts the format “Super Gigante” with the first branch “Cumbres” in Monterrey city, as an evolution of the format "Super G". 2001: Gigante continues to expand, adding to the group the chain stores “Super MAZ” in the southeast. 2002: Grupo Gigante and PriceSmart Inc. in a joint venture, opened the first three PriceSmart stores in the country, in Celaya, Irapuato, and Queretaro. 2004: Gigante starts a new concept of store in their Coapa store. 2005: In February the PriceSmart stores were closed, due to slow response of the market and lack of profits. (Celaya and Irapuato stores became Home Depot) 2007: In a new strategy Grupo Gigante sold its supermarket stores to Organización Soriana which purchased represented more than 50% of the Gigante stores, this included the stores located in the United States. Grupo Gigante kept its joint ventures and “Super Precio” stores and created its new “Gigante Grupo Inmobiliario” (Gigante Real Estate Group). 2008: Begins to operate, with the opening of the branch channel Tezontle Avenue in Mexico City, The Home Store format, dedicated to selling decorative items. Grupo Gigante sold to its partner, the Tandy Corporation U.S., its 50% of RadioShack stores in Mexico, specialized in selling electronics products. See also Official page of Grupo Gigante References Retail companies of Mexico