Lucio L. Co is a Filipino businessman who is best known for founding Puregold
Early life
Lucio L. Co was born in 1953. He grew up in Manila and his family owned the Atlantic Glassware store in Santo Cristo, Divisoria.[1]
Career
Co started in the oil and minerals industry with Cosco Capital, Inc. starting out as Alcorn Gold Resources Corporation (later named Alcorn Petroleum and Minerals Corporation).[2]
Co operated the Puregold Duty Free in Clark, Pampanga.[3]
Forced by the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Alcorn shifted focus to the retail industry. Together with his wife Susan, Co opened the first outlet of the