2-559: Ramón Areces Rodríguez (1904 in La Mata (Grado) , Asturias , Spain – 1989 in Madrid , Spain ) was a Spanish businessman. At fifteen, Areces emigrated to Havana , Cuba . There he learned the basics of the business, working at EL ENCANTO Department Store. He later traveled through the United States and Canada , before returning to Spain. When he returned to Madrid in 1935, he opened up
4-494: A small tailor shop on the Calle Preciados . Areces used the techniques he learned on his trip, and his business grew, quite unexpectedly. In July 1940 he opened the first El Corte Inglés department store in Madrid , Spain . This business-related Spanish biographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . La Mata (Grado) La Mata is one of 28 parishes (administrative divisions) in
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