ALE-HOP
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Vicent Grimalt[1] |
| Headquarters | Bellreguard, Valencian Community , Spain[2] |
Number of locations | 336 (2024)[3] |
Area served | Spain; Portugal; Italy; Croatia[4] |
Key people | Darío Grimalt (CEO)[4] |
| Products | Gifts, fashion accessories, stationery, home decor[5] |
| Revenue | €254 million (2024)[4] |
| €51 million (2024)[4] | |
| Owner | Family-owned[4] |
Number of employees | 2,000+ (2024)[3] |
| Parent | Clave Dénia S.A.U.[4] |
| Website | Official website |
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ALE-HOP is a chain of variety stores in Europe based in Valencia, Spain, originally from Gata de Gorgos (Alicante). Vicente Grimalt, the founder and manager of the brand began selling products in 1968 from his hometown on the street, including carrycots and hats. In 1990 he founded Clave Denia S.A.U. dedicated to wholesale. After that Grimalt created the brand "ALE-HOP", opening the first store on Calle Paz in Valencia.[6]
Geographic presence
[edit]As of 2022 there were 270 stores in Spain, Portugal, Croatia and Mexico which are mostly corporate owned but with some franchises in Portugal, Italy and Croatia.[7]
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Legal matters and criticism
[edit]In 2022 a Valencia commercial court dismissed a claim by rival brand Mr. Wonderful alleging ALE-HOP's designs unlawfully imitated its "feel-good" style, finding the aesthetic was a general trend not exclusively protectable.[9]
In 2018 the Spanish nursing union SATSE asked ALE-HOP to withdraw a “nurse” novelty pen on the grounds it promoted a sexist image, a request that received mainstream press coverage.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Alacid, Jorge (30 August 2024). "Spain's famous Ale-Hop store chain: 'Ours is the most photographed cow in the world'". Sur in English. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Ale-Hop trasladará su sede central desde Ondara a su nueva plataforma logística en Bellreguard". Alicante Plaza. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- 1 2 "Así ha logrado Ale-hop disparar sus beneficios en 2024 y abrir 34 nuevas tiendas: la clave está en su estrategia". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 20 May 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ale-Hop aumentó su beneficio neto un 24% en 2024 tras facturar 254 millones de euros". Valencia Plaza. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ Otero, Natalia (23 June 2023). "Ale-hop: así es la fórmula del éxito del imperio valenciano del regalo barato". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ “Quiénes somos”, ALE-HOP, accessed 12 January 2024
- ↑ "Vicente Grimalt, el emprendedor alicantino que acabó creando el imperio de "la vaca"". elperiodic.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- 1 2 www.gesio.com, Desarrollado con. "Tiendas - CLUB ALEHOP". club.ale-hop.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ↑ Esteban, Patricia (28 August 2022). "Los tribunales frenan las ganas de las empresas que quieren apropiarse de frases hechas o de objetos cotidianos". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Satse pide a las tiendas 'Ale-Hop' retirar los bolígrafos con imagen sexista de enfermeras". Europa Press / Infosalus (in Spanish). 3 April 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
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