Multiplaza Aragón

Multiplaza Aragón is a major shopping center in Ecatepec, State of Mexico, serving the densely populated northeastern portion of the Greater Mexico City metropolitan area. The center opened in 1978 and has developed into a large-scale retail and entertainment destination with more than 400 stores. Its tenant mix combines food and general retail, department stores, warehouse and hypermarket formats, and multiplex cinema entertainment. Major anchors identified for the center include Walmart, Sam’s Club, Bodega Aurrerá, Suburbia, Coppel, and Cinépolis. The combination of everyday grocery and household shopping with apparel, department-store retail, and leisure services gives the property a broad catchment area rather than a narrowly specialized offer. Multiplaza Aragón is also strongly connected to public transportation. Plaza Aragón metro station is adjacent to the southern end of the property, while Ciudad Azteca metro and Mexibús stations are within walking distance of the northern end. This transit access contributes to the center’s regional reach and high visitor volumes. In 2018, the mall was reported to receive approximately 2.8 million visitors per month, the highest monthly attendance among shopping centers in the metropolitan area at that time. By 2023, it was described as the second-most visited center in the metropolitan area, behind Perisur. The property has approximately 138,304 square metres of gross leasable area, making it one of the largest shopping centers in the region. Public reference material does not establish the original developer, current owner, parent company, executive leadership, or detailed chronology of renovations and commercial decisions. Its documented identity is therefore primarily that of an operating regional shopping center whose importance derives from its scale, extensive tenant base, location in Ecatepec, and integration with the Mexico City-area transportation network.

Multiplaza Aragón opened in 1978 in Ecatepec, State of Mexico, as a large shopping center serving the northeastern side of the Greater Mexico City metropolitan area. Its location gave it access to a substantial urban population beyond the central districts of Mexico City. Over time, the property developed a broad commercial profile, combining large-format grocery and general-merchandise operators with department stores, specialty retail, services, dining, and cinema entertainment. The documented anchor tenants include Walmart, Sam’s Club, Bodega Aurrerá, Suburbia, Coppel, and Cinépolis. These formats cover frequent household shopping as well as apparel, consumer goods, and leisure activities, supporting the center’s role as both a convenience destination and a regional retail hub. Transportation has been central to the mall’s accessibility. Plaza Aragón metro station is located alongside the southern end of the shopping center, and Ciudad Azteca metro and Mexibús stations are a short walk from its northern end. This concentration of transit connections helps explain the property’s large visitor base and its importance to customers who do not rely exclusively on private vehicles. By 2018, Multiplaza Aragón was reported to attract about 2.8 million visitors per month, the highest visitor volume among shopping centers in the metropolitan area at that time. Later reference material stated that in 2023 it ranked second in metropolitan visitation, behind Perisur. The center is reported to have approximately 138,304 square metres of gross leasable area and more than 400 stores. Publicly available reference material used for this entry does not identify the original founder, developer, current owner, management company, executive team, major renovation dates, or detailed leasing strategy. Consequently, the available history is strongest on the center’s opening, scale, tenant composition, transportation connections, and regional visitor significance rather than on corporate ownership or internal management.

• 2023

  Second-most visited shopping center in the metropolitan area

  [1]Multiplaza Aragónen.wikipedia.org

  Reference material described Multiplaza Aragón as the second-most visited shopping center in the metropolitan area, after Perisur.

• 2018

  Highest reported metropolitan shopping-center visitation

  [1]Multiplaza Aragónen.wikipedia.org

  The center was reported to receive about 2.8 million visitors per month, the highest monthly attendance among shopping centers in the metropolitan area at that time.

• 1978

  Shopping center opens

  [1]Multiplaza Aragónen.wikipedia.org

  Multiplaza Aragón opened in Ecatepec, Mexico, beginning its operation as a major regional shopping center.

A large, transit-connected regional shopping center serving Ecatepec and the northeastern Greater Mexico City market, with a mix of mass-market retail, department stores, warehouse shopping, groceries, and multiplex entertainment.

• Shopping center · 1978

  Regional shopping-center retail

  Multiplaza Aragón provides a broad retail environment with more than 400 stores. Its offer spans everyday shopping, apparel, department-store merchandise, consumer goods, food, services, and entertainment. The center’s large gross leasable area and diverse tenant base allow it to serve both routine local needs and destination-oriented regional visits.

• Mass-market retail

  Hypermarket and warehouse retail

  The center’s large-format anchors include Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Bodega Aurrerá. Together, these operators provide grocery, household, general merchandise, and warehouse-style shopping formats, reinforcing Multiplaza Aragón’s role as a practical destination for high-frequency and bulk purchases.

• Department stores

  Department-store and specialty retail

  Suburbia and Coppel are identified as midrange department-store anchors. Their presence broadens the center’s apparel, footwear, home-goods, electronics, and consumer-finance-related retail offer, complementing the hypermarkets and the mall’s wider specialty-store mix.

• Entertainment

  Cinépolis multiplex

  Cinépolis operates the identified multiplex cinema offering at Multiplaza Aragón. The cinema adds an entertainment component that encourages visits beyond conventional shopping and supports the center’s position as a combined retail and leisure destination.

• 2023

  Multiplaza Aragón ranked second in metropolitan visitation[1]Multiplaza Aragónen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The center was described as the second-most visited shopping center in the metropolitan area, behind Perisur.

• 2018

  Multiplaza Aragón reported as the metropolitan area's most visited shopping center[1]Multiplaza Aragónen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  Reference material reported approximately 2.8 million visitors per month, the highest attendance among shopping centers in the metropolitan area at that time.

• 1978

  Multiplaza Aragón opened in Ecatepec[1]Multiplaza Aragónen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The shopping center began operating in Ecatepec, establishing a major retail destination in the northeastern Greater Mexico City area.

1. 1Multiplaza Aragónen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Multiplaza Aragón official websitemultiplaza.com.mx