Monday, February 19, 2024

More investment. More work. They keep choosing, our beloved country. Investment: 1 million, 200 thousand dollars, in 3 locations and they plan one more in Punta del Este. 馃憞馃徔馃憞馃徔馃憞馃徔 The country. Antonio Larronda.

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Excelente noticia. M谩s inversi贸n. M谩s trabajo. Siguen eligiendo, nuestro querido pa铆s. Inversi贸n: 1 mill贸n, 200 mil d贸lares, en 3 locales y planean uno m谩s en Punta del Este. 馃憞馃徔馃憞馃徔馃憞馃徔 El Pa铆s. Antonio Larronda. XL, la marca argentina que invertir谩 US$ 1,2 millones para abrir tres tiendas en Uruguay. “El primer local ser谩 en Nuevocentro Shopping, luego en Tres Cruces Shopping y el tercero en otro centro comercial de Montevideo. La marca argentina XL, especializada en accesorios de moda cotidiana, integrales y accesibles, prepara su llegada al mercado uruguayo para marzo. Para ello, la compa帽铆a planea realizar una inversi贸n de US$ 1,2 millones destinados a concretar tres tiendas propias en el transcurso de este a帽o, confirm贸 a El Empresario Lucas Tobal, socio y director de la empresa. La decisi贸n llega luego de dos intentos anteriores de la marca de abrir en Uruguay pero con otro modelo, el de las franquicias. «Hab铆amos estado antes de 2000 con dos franquicias pero la crisis econ贸mica de esos a帽os afect贸 mucho y terminaron cerrando. Luego, volvimos a intentar pero tampoco funcion贸. Ahora llegamos a un nivel de madurez de la marca que permite salir con capitales propios fuera de Argentina y elegimos Uruguay como el primer destino para hacerlo», coment贸 Tobal. XL se especializa en accesorios de moda cotidiana duradera, muy concentrados en carteras y billeteras de cuero y vin铆licos (la cartera de vin铆lico es su caballito de batalla), mochilas, pashminas, adem谩s de calzado y camperas, con un p煤blico objetivo caracterizado por clientes de clase media y media-alta. La empresa abrir谩 su primera tienda en Nuevocentro Shopping a comienzos de marzo y un par de semanas despu茅s inaugurar谩 la segunda en Tres Cruces Shopping. La tercera locaci贸n a煤n no est谩 definida, pero seguramente ser谩 en otro centro comercial. «Eso lo definimos as铆 porque somos una marca que basamos nuestro crecimiento con los shoppings, sabemos y nos sentimos c贸modos en estos espacios comerciales», explic贸 Tobal. En todos los casos, la firma argentina busca espacios de unos 65 metros cuadrados donde pueda brindar «la misma experiencia que en Argentina», aclar贸 el empresario. De esta forma, podr谩 ofrecer las 15 categor铆as de productos con que cuenta la marca. Tobal destac贸, adem谩s, que esta «misma experiencia» tambi茅n se ver谩 reflejada en los precios. “Venderemos a valores similares en d贸lares a Argentina. La idea es que puedan adquirir los productos en Uruguay sin la necesidad de tener que viajar a Argentina. A modo de ejemplo, una mochila de material sint茅tico rondar谩 los $ 2.300”. Las aperturas en Montevideo este a帽o ser谩n la base de la empresa para continuar creciendo en el pa铆s. Tobal adelant贸 que est谩n estudiando llegar a Punta del Este pero aclar贸 que «para imponer una marca de consumo en Uruguay, primero es importante establecerse en Montevideo». «Queremos identificarnos con el consumidor uruguayo no solo ser una marca argentina en el pa铆s», enfatiz贸 el empresario. Con las tres casas, XL emplear谩 a unas 30 personas, pero a medida que el negocio crezca la plantilla se incrementar谩 ya que al inicio varias de sus 谩reas de gesti贸n, como la log铆stica, estar谩n tercerizadas. En paralelo, la marca ya lanz贸 su e-commerce en Uruguay con todos sus productos y env铆os dentro de Montevideo en 24 horas y al interior en 48 horas. Una vez abiertas las tiendas, sumar谩n pick up, concluy贸. UNA EMPRESA QUE BUSCA SER DE TALLA GLOBAL Seg煤n Lucas Tobal, socio y director de la empresa familiar (tercera generaci贸n), el nombre XL fue elegido por los socios hace unos 40 a帽os para bautizar la marca que ya ten铆a planes de ampliarse al mundo. Actualmente, cuenta con 102 locales en Argentina y comenzar谩 su internacionalizaci贸n en Uruguay. «Estoy expectante y esperando que nos acompa帽en las ventas para que el crecimiento sea exponencial y en poco tiempo ser una marca con m谩s locales en Uruguay».
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More investment. More work. They keep choosing, our beloved country. Investment: 1 million, 200 thousand dollars, in 3 locations and they plan one more in Punta del Este. 馃憞馃徔馃憞馃徔馃憞馃徔 The country. Antonio Larronda. XL, the Argentine brand that will invest US$ 1.2 million to open three stores in Uruguay. “The first location will be in Nuevocentro Shopping, then in Tres Cruces Shopping and the third in another shopping center in Montevideo. The Argentine brand XL, specialized in everyday, comprehensive and accessible fashion accessories, is preparing its arrival in the Uruguayan market for March. To achieve this, the company plans to make an investment of US$ 1.2 million to build three of its own stores over the course of this year, Lucas Tobal, partner and director of the company, confirmed to El Empresario. The decision comes after two previous attempts by the brand to open in Uruguay but with another model, that of franchises. «We had been there before 2000 with two franchises but the economic crisis of those years affected a lot and they ended up closing. Then we tried again but it didn't work either. Now we have reached a level of brand maturity that allows us to leave Argentina with our own capital and we chose Uruguay as the first destination to do so," commented Tobal. XL specializes in durable everyday fashion accessories, highly concentrated in leather and vinyl handbags and wallets (the vinyl handbag is their workhorse), backpacks, pashminas, as well as footwear and jackets, with a target audience characterized by customers from middle and upper-middle class. The company will open its first store in Nuevocentro Shopping at the beginning of March and a couple of weeks later it will open the second in Tres Cruces Shopping. The third location is not yet defined, but it will surely be in another shopping center. "We define that this way because we are a brand that bases our growth on shopping malls, we know and feel comfortable in these commercial spaces," explained Tobal. In all cases, the Argentine firm looks for spaces of about 65 square meters where it can provide "the same experience as in Argentina," the businessman clarified. In this way, it will be able to offer the 15 product categories that the brand has. Tobal also highlighted that this "same experience" will also be reflected in the prices. “We will sell at similar values ​​in dollars to Argentina. The idea is that they can purchase the products in Uruguay without the need to travel to Argentina. As an example, a synthetic material backpack will cost around $2,300.” The openings in Montevideo this year will be the basis for the company to continue growing in the country. Tobal announced that they are studying arriving in Punta del Este but clarified that "to establish a consumer brand in Uruguay, it is first important to establish itself in Montevideo." "We want to identify with the Uruguayan consumer, not just be an Argentine brand in the country," the businessman emphasized. With the three houses, XL will employ about 30 people, but as the business grows the workforce will increase since at the beginning several of its management areas, such as logistics, will be outsourced. In parallel, the brand has already launched its e-commerce in Uruguay with all its products and shipments within Montevideo in 24 hours and within 48 hours. Once the stores open, they will add pick-ups, he concluded. A COMPANY THAT SEEKS TO BE OF GLOBAL SIZE According to Lucas Tobal, partner and director of the family business (third generation), the name XL was chosen by the partners about 40 years ago to name the brand that already had plans to expand to the world. Currently, it has 102 stores in Argentina and will begin its internationalization in Uruguay. "I am expectant and waiting for sales to accompany us so that the growth is exponential and in a short time we will be a brand with more stores in Uruguay."

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