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Mercacentro continues to contribute to the benefit of the communities and serves as a bridge between the countryside and the city. This is how the Mercacentro supermarkets located next to the market squares or collection centers arose. Convinced that an excellent service can be provided to the population in two important sectors, such as the inhabitants of the city who go to the market place to purchase products (fruits, vegetables, meat, etc.) and the peasants who come to the square to market their products. Mercacentro is the place where they have a place to buy all the important products for the basic family basket such as grains, products for personal and household hygiene, accessories, textiles, appliances, glassware, varieties, fruits and vegetables. , meats, delicatessen, bakery and many other sections.

Searching for a strategic site near the 14th market square, and at the end of 1990, the construction of the Mercacentro No.1 supermarket began on Carrera 1 with Calle 14, opened to the public on September 6, 1991 with excellent quality products. the lowest prices in the city and excellent service and attention, which allowed an accelerated growth and an immense reception.

With these results and the innumerable growth of its clients, the need to expand the infrastructure and coverage is created, for which it is decided to inaugurate the Mercacentro No.2 supermarket on 21st Street between the third and fourth races, on June 29, 1995. Later, on March 6, 1999, a third point of sale was opened in the same sector of Plaza de la 21; It is the Mercacentro No.3 supermarket, 21st street between fourth and fifth Tamaná races.

On December 15, 2001, the Mercacentro No.4 supermarket was born on Avenida Guabinal, calle 51-53, an area with the greatest projection and growth in Ibagué.

The unconditional support and love of customers towards our company Mercacentro continues to be stronger every day, helping us grow to deliver more benefits to our region and it is for this reason that Mercacentro No.5 was born on December 17, 2005 located in the Plaza del Jardín and Mercacentro No.6 located in Espinal and in March 2015 the point of sale Mercacentro Spinal was reopened. Thanks to our customers and seeking to provide more coverage and better service, in May 2007 Mercacentro No.7 opens its doors located on Carrera 2a with Calle 17 corner. With pride, and thanks to hundreds and hundreds of requests, on November 15, 2013, the most modern of our points of sale was born, Mercacentro No.8 located on Calle 20 with Carrera 11 Sur corner, in August 2016 it opened its doors to the public Mercacentro No.9 El jardin, this point of sale was born from the initiative of our own clients, who requested a larger warehouse with more products, the largest point of sale Mercacentro No.10 located in Poblado - Picaleña.

Mercacentro has become one of the most prosperous chains in the city, the pride of a department that fights every day to rescue human values, the value of what is ours, contributing to the development of the region, currently generating more than 1,300 jobs. direct jobs and an undetermined number of indirect jobs.

Recently, this large chain has opened 4 new points of sale, located in the La Gaviota Mercacentro 11 neighborhood, on 42nd street in the Santa Helena Mercacentro 12 neighborhood, Mercacentro 24 hours on 37th street with Cra. 5a. and also a new point of sale on Calle 14 with Cra. 1ra, thus completing 14 points of sale at the service of Tolimenses.