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| Named after | Fernando Augusto Oechsle |
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| Formation | July 1888 (original) May 5, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-05-05) |
| Founded at | Lima |
| Defunct | 1993; 33 years ago (1993) |
| Type | Supermarket chain |
Region served | Peru |
| Owner | Tiendas Peruanas S.A. |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Casa Oeschle |
Oechsle (pronounced[ˈøkslə]) is aPeruvianretail chain owned byTiendas Peruanas S.A., a subsidiary ofconglomerateIntercorp. Originally established asCasa Oeschle during the 19th century byA.F. Oechsle and best known for itsArt Nouveau building at thePlaza Mayor, designed by French architectClaude Sahut. It closed in 1993 due to theeconomic crisis andinternal conflict of the country, permanently reopening in 2009.
Casa Oechsle was the name under which theGerman immigrant Fernando Augusto Oechsle opened a small store in July 1888,[1] initially dedicated to the sale ofthreads,lace andbuttons imported fromEurope. It replacedHarten y Cía. in 1896, founded by fellow German Juan Harten in 1888. The business expanded and gained a lot of prestige throughout the city as a result of an exclusive offer, made up of imported products, among which textiles,perfumes, decorative items and eventoys stood out. It was in 1917 that Oechsle opened its most emblematic location located between thePortal de Botoneros and theJosé Olaya Passage in thePlaza Mayor ofLima,[2] designed byClaude Sahut and inaugurated on December 1, 1920.[3] After Oechsle's death in 1945, the business was inherited by his son, Alex Oechsle Pruss.[2]
In the 1980s, Oechsle passed into the hands ofMonterey, the most important supermarket chain in the Peruvian market at that time. The acquisition was made as a result of the family bond between the Oechsles and the Tschudis, owners of Monterey. However, as a result of theeconomic crisis that Peru experienced in the second half of the eighties and early nineties, to which was addedterrorist violence, the chain had to declare bankruptcy and closed its doors in 1993. thus passing their establishments to new owners.[4]
After several years, Intercorp bought the Oechsle brand and opened a chain of stores with that name as part of its diversification plan in the retail sector.[5]
