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| founder          = [[Erasmo Yi|Erasmo Yi (이상훈)]] <!--name of founder-->
| headquarters     = [[Villa Constitución, DF]], {{Ardisphere}}	<!--city-->
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'''Yi Group''' (formally ''Grupo Yi de Ventas al Por Menor, SA'') is a privately held [[Ardisphere|Ardispherian]] retailing conglomerate that includes stores at all market sectors, selling to a substantial portion of the domestic market, as well extensive international operations. The fifth generation of the [[Yi Family]], which is collectively the second richest family in the Ardisphere, controls the company completely, and the company has no shares listed on any market.

The corporate headquarters is anchored in downtown [[Villa Constitución, DF|Villa Constitución]], in the company owned [[Torre Yi]] ([http://opengeofiction.net/#map=18/-24.34554/123.72337 map]) over their store just two blocks south of the Central train station. Torre Yi is the third-tallest building in the city's skyline and a major landmark as well.

= History =

[[Erasmo Yi]] founded his first "Alamacén" (department store) in [[Faro, DS]], in 1865, using capital acquired from land speculation in rural [[Departamento del Centro (DC)|Departamento del Centro]]. For over 100 years, the store was a highly reputed chain but without any other lines of business. Then in the 1970's, the owners began an ambitious expansion focused mainly on buying out competitors and operators in other retail sectors.

The holding company was created by the [[Yi Family]] in 1987 at the time that they acquired [[Calíope Martí]]'s [[Martímart]] chain, to separate the brand identity of their flagship chain, Almacenes Yi, from other downmarket retail brands. 

= Subsidiaries =

* [[Almacenes Yi]] - high-end department stores
* [[Martímart]] - deep discount superstores and hypermarkets
* etc.

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= See Also =

* [[Yi Family]]

[[Category:Ardispherian Businesses]]
[[Category:Ardisphere]]