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Havan megastore expansion in Brazil

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In early July 2026, founder Luciano Hang inspected the R$ 100 million, 10,000 m² megastore under construction in Tramandaí, Rio Grande do Sul. The store, slated to open on 15 August (now confirmed for 15 August 2026), will house more than 350,000 items, a food court, free parking and a replica Statue of Liberty façade, creating about 200 direct jobs. It will be Havan’s 23rd megastore in the state and the second on the northern coast, with further sites planned for Osório and Torres. A week later, Havan announced its largest Brazilian outlet on a 28-hectare site in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo. The R$ 120 million, 20,000 m² store, also projected to generate roughly 200 jobs, is scheduled to open in October and was visited by state governor Ricardo Ferraço and Hang. By mid-August, the Tramandaí store officially opened, marking Havan’s 195th location. The facility was reportedly constructed in just 90 days. This opening is part of a broader strategy to reach 200 stores by the end of 2026 to coincide with the company’s 40th anniversary, with the 200th unit scheduled to open in Fortaleza, Ceará, in November. The company aims to employ approximately 25,000 people and reach R$ 22 billion in revenue by the end of 2026. In the same month, September 2026, Havan became was ranked as the top advertiser on Globo’s regional affiliates second largest department store in Brazil according to the first half of Top 300 Brazilian Retail Ranking 2026, logging 2,132 ad insertions aimed at Brazil’s lower-income consumers. Hang criticised national Globo journalism while endorsing regional coverage. prepared by the Retail Think Tank Brasil (IRTT) Institute. The company also highlighted a solar-energy project launched in September 2024 at its Palmas megastore ranking, which evaluates performance from 2025, placed the retailer 14th in Tocantins. The installation the general classification of 1,088 photovoltaic panels (598.4 kWp) is expected to generate about 866,000 kWh annually, allowing the store country’s 300 largest retail companies. Hang attributed this achievement to operate on a grid-zero basis and reducing reliance on the public electricity network. company’s four decades of work.

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