  thumb|corporate head office el corte inglÃ©s s.a. (english: the english cut as in tailor's cut), headquartered in madrid,"home." el corte inglÃ©s corporate. retrieved on december 17, 2010. "el corte inglÃ©s, s.a. hermosilla, 112. 28009 madrid." is the biggest department store group in europe and ranks fourth worldwide.dgap-media: jaxx subsidiary serviapuestas signs exclusive deal with europe's largest retail group el corte inglÃ©s el corte inglÃ©s is spain's only remaining department store chain, as well as owner of several associated businesses, such as: * hipercor - hypermarkets * supercor - supermarkets * repsol opencor - petrol station convenience store * sfera - fashion chain * optica 2000 - vision and hearing * bricor - home and diy chain * viajes el corte inglÃ©s - travel agency * tecnologÃ­as de la informaciÃ³n y comunicaciones * centro de seguros y servicios (cess) * seguros el corte inglÃ©s - life, pension and reinsurance * financiera el corte inglÃ©s ==history== in 1934, the founder ramÃ³n areces rodriguez bought a tailor shop (which had opened in 1890) located on one of madrid's most central streets, calle preciados, and made it into a limited company. at 15, mr. areces had migrated to havana, cuba, and worked at the famous retail chain almacenes el encanto, where he learned the basics of department store business. in 1940, he turned the shop into the current corporation el
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