La Gloria (shoe retailer)

La Gloria is a Puerto Rican shoe store chain, which has stores across the tiny Caribbean nation, including one in Plaza Carolina, near Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Carolina.[1]

Brief history

The first La Gloria store opened in 1940.[2]

During much of its existence, La Gloria faced stiff opposition from Almacenes Gonzalez, another nationwide Puerto Rican shoe retailer store chain, and, for children shoes, with Chiquitin, a store chain which catered to children and teenager's shoe needs.

Its main competitor, as of 2016, is Humberto Vidal.[3] La Gloria and Humberto Vidal were in fact, owned by the same family, the Vidal family, forming a duopoly.[4]

External links

  1. ↑ http://www.simon.com/mall/plaza-carolina/stores/la-gloria
  2. ↑ http://lagloriapr.net/lagloria/Sus_pies_en_la_tierra....html
  3. ↑ http://www.humbertovidalpr.com/
  4. ↑ http://www.adendi.com/archivo.asp?num=204189&year=1995&month=8&keyword= (in Spanish)
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