Curacao | Corporate

About Us

Who We Are

Curacao is a department chain store with locations in California, Nevada and Arizona. Our 100,000+ square foot retail stores offer a large selection of the latest electronics, fashion and home products. Curacao ranks among the top 100 Electronics and Appliance Retailers in the U.S. Through its proprietary financing models, Curacao has opened the door to the world of credit for millions of people. With community at the heart of our business, we have been able to build a unique relationship with our customers and our communities, a reputable mission that spans nearly 4 decades.

A Mission to Improve People's Lives

We deliver products and services exceeding our customers' expectations and utilize the latest advances in technology. We serve our customers, associates and vendors with honesty, dignity, warmth and kindness. We are dedicated to the progress of Curacao, its associates and customers through education, access and opportunity.

Leading With a Vision

To become the leader in our market and our customers' first choice in fashion, technology and home products.

Guided by Strong Values

Access

Fairness

Family

Community

Our Story

40 Years of Providing Access to Top Brands Products and Financial Services.

Curacao, formally La Curacao, began as a small local retail store catering primarily to the Latino community by Ron and Jerry Azarkman in 1980. The cornerstone of the success of our company was our ability to finance the newly immigrated Latinx consumer through our proprietary lending model. During the 1992 L.A. riots, our store was severely vandalized and we were forced to relocate nearby to 1605 W. Olympic Blvd. which remains our flagship store and headquarters. During the 90's and early 2000's we've experienced tremendous growth by expanding our retail footprint from one to 12 stores and growing around southern California, Arizona and Nevada. Contributing to our growth was our ability to partner with top brand name manufacturers to offer luxury products and the latest technology to our customers. The launch of our first home grown Export service, provided our customers with the ability to buy goods and have them delivered to their families abroad. Additionally, during this period we were able to expand our services to include a travel agency, a high-speed internet service provider and a local telephone and cellular network. More recently, we've added our financial services which offers, amongst other options, money transfer abroad. In 2012, we successfully underwent a branding transformation to cater to our up and coming second and third generation millennial Latinx consumers who currently represents almost half of Curacao's portfolio of consumers.

Retail

A Unique Retail Experience

One of our core values has been to develop and maintain strong relationships with our partners. Our relationships are key to our success in exceeding our customers' expectations and staying true to our mission. This focus has allowed us to partner with some of the largest and well-known brands in the world, across a wide breadth of product categories.

Providing Americans with Access to Products and Services is What Moves Us

We Call the West Coast our Home

With 12+ online stores, 9.2 million* store visitors, and an average store size of 100.00 sq ft. We proudly have issued 2.3+ million Curacao Credit Cards and mailed 10 million mailers per year.

Associates

The Heart and Soul of our Business is our Associates

Empowering

40% of our management positions are filled by women.

Inclusive

80% of our workforce have a diverse background.

Young

63% of our employees are Millenials or younger.

Retention

Over 1/3 of employees have been with the company for 10-30 years.

Services

Unique Services

Money Transfer

With the highest standards of regulatory compliance, our Money Transfer affiliate makes it possible for our customers to send over 175,000 international money transfers per year, on credit, by visiting our stores or using our secure mobile app.

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Curacao Travel

Our travel agency books over 20,000 trips a year on our proprietary credit card for services ranging from airline tickets, hotels, travel packages and cruises to specialized tours and entertainment venues.

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Curacao Export

We sell and deliver over 8,000 customers' purchases made at our U.S stores to their loved ones in Latin America. We count with our own distribution centers in Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador with our proprietary distribution network.

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Foundation

Building an Empowered Community to Thrive

Supporting our neighbors for 20 years , focused on building a financially strong, socially empowered, respected and included community

Foundation Partners

We are proud sponsors and partners of non-profit organizations serving the community. On an individual level, we empower people with scholarships and financial assistance. We host free community outreach and enrichment events that foster our community's growth.

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