Will CellShop open a new store in Foz do Iguaçu?

Have you heard about this tremendous news? A CellShop will open in Foz do Iguaçu as a duty-free store!

Well, for those who heard the latest news on the BrazilxParaguay border, some stores in Paraguay are demonstrating strong interested in moving to Foz do Iguaçu!

Because, as we know, with the coming of coronavirus the city's land borders were closed and remain so to this day.

This worried many business owners in shopping malls and stores in Paraguay, who, with no alternative, saw a huge decline in sales with the closure of the Friendship Bridge.

However, one of the strategies adopted for this new economic phase is to open in Brazil, through Foz do Iguaçu, using duty free systems to open in the city.

That was exactly what the CellShop did and we will explain later!

CellShop in Foz do Iguaçu:

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The large CellShop Importados do Paraguay will have its own duty-free store founded in Brazil for the first time!

Better yet, this will be the biggest duty-free store in the city! Because it will be around 2.000 m² long, with a structure and size good enough for many buyers.

This novelty promises to be another great attraction for the city and its consumers, who will soon have another shopping option in Foz do Iguaçu.

Where will this new duty-free store be located:

This new duty-free store will be located inside the huge Catuaí Palladium Shopping Center, on its second floor (Floor L2), the floor on which the Food Court and Cinemark are located.

Shopping Catuaí Palladium is located on Avenida das Cataratas, 3570 – Vila Yolanda – Foz do Iguaçu/PR, being just 5 km from the city center.

This news was commented by the superintendent of Shopping Catuaí Palladium, Daiane Simão:

"We are very happy to welcome Cellshop. We are sure that everyone will love the new store, which will bring big brands and will be able to offer everything that Iguaçu residents and tourists need in just one place. It is a gift for Foz, as well as an attraction and facilitator for those who visit the city”.

Find out more about Catuaí Palladium Shopping Center: Shopping malls in Foz do Iguaçu: Come and have fun in the city!

Location and structure:

This location was not chosen for nothing, Avenue of the Falls, preserves access to the city's most visited tourist regions. In addition to being well recognized by local residents, it is only 4 km away from the city center.

With easy location points, its revitalization and the duplication of BR-469, it has reinforced itself as a great strategic point for those who want to position themselves well in the Land of Cataratas.

Furthermore, being inside a shopping center only has to bring more advantages for shoppers, with all the security and convenience that the structure of Shopping Catuaí Palladium can offer.

Opening forecast:

Initially, its opening forecast is for December 2020. In which it already intends to bring another shopping option to the city.

Its product mix varies across sectors such as perfumery, beverages, food, cosmetics, technology, toys, clothing, camping, sporting and fishing items.

Currently, CellShop in Ciudad Del Este is one of the largest stores in Paraguay focused on selling imported products, with more than 50 famous brands on its shelves, its exclusivity in selling original products at good prices has made this one of the favorite stores for if purchased in Paraguay.

Benefits for the city:

For the citizens of Foz do Iguaçu, this and other new entrepreneurship can greatly help the economy and generate jobs in the region, benefiting from the new economic movements in the city.

The new anchor of the Catuaí Palladium Shopping Center alone is expected to employ around 200 people in direct jobs and a few more in indirect jobs.

This information is already very positive for the people of Iguaçu, due to the current scenario and the welcome opportunity for employability.

"Especially at this time in which we live, generating jobs and income for the region is even more important. Each negotiation carried out also aims at this socioeconomic issue, and the achievements are reasons for great gratitude on our part, as those who will benefit are the people of Iguaçu” explained Daiane Simão.

How will CellShop sell in Brazil?

As we know, our country has a very high tax rate on products sold within its region, this can directly affect any store that wants to sell in Brazilian territory.

Which brings a great concern in terms of values for buyers, after all one of the biggest benefits of doing shopping in Paraguay it was the low prices and tax-free purchase quotas (with a maximum limit of US$500,00).

Intrigued how CellShop will start selling in our national territory?

So, check out a brief explanation of what will be applied to this change!

Find out more about the US$500 quota: New Purchase Quota in Paraguay is now in effect!

Free Shop Law in Brazil:

To maintain most of the cost-benefit that is employed in its store located in Paraguay, CellShop decided to open in Brazil as a Free Shop!

As CellShop partner Jorbel Griebeler explained, in order to sell the store's products without imposing taxes (following a limit value for purchase quota), they incorporate to open as a duty-free store or free shop (duty free) as they are a store of imports, this incorporation is correct and fairer in terms of prices for consumers.

A Free Shop Law in Brazil This is what makes this form of sale possible in the city, in addition to dealing with other taxes such as the IPI (Tax on Industrialized Products) and the collection of PIS/Pasep-Importation and Confins-Importation.

+ Do stores in Paraguay intend to move to Foz?

Many stores and shopping malls in Paraguay are thinking about the possibility of investing in Foz do Iguaçu and opening their duty-free store taking advantage of the Free Shop Law in Brazil.

But this idea is more complicated than it seems, as you can imagine, opening a new business basically requires a lot of work, preparation and financial investment.

Being in Brazil can be very advantageous due to the greater demand from buyers who arrive through tourist city of Foz do Iguaçu, but it also signals major challenges of how to establish itself in a new territory with local competitors, deal with all transfer bureaucracy and other legal issues employed by the country.

What could drive this change forward?

Something that would make entrepreneurs overcome the difficulties and face the challenge of opening in Brazil, as CellShop has been doing.

It is the continued closure of the Ponte da Amizade and the low demand for sales that are basically exclusive to its internal public in the territory of Paraguay.

Whether it is the need for a larger audience and sales, or finally moving to Brazil, as many investments already desired before the pandemic. This change can occur and as we know our current scenario, this possibility becomes more affirmative every day.

Is Ponte da Amizade expected to open?

As we explained at the beginning of this article, the reason why stores in Paraguay are thinking about opening in Foz do Iguaçu is for a sequence of reasons and one of the biggest of them is the closure of the Ponte da Amizade.

Currently, the latest news regarding the status of our neighboring country (Paraguay) and its borders remains the same: No opening forecast and there is no confirmation of an exact deadline for reopening the borders.

There is much speculation about the opening of the Friendship Bridge, but it is important to be informed by reliable websites and sources of information and not fall for fake news, remembering that this type of declaration can only be given by the Paraguayan government itself and its customs in an official manner.

Conclusion:

We were able to understand how CellShop intends to open its duty-free store in Foz do Iguaçu, where it will be located and what it will sell. In addition to more useful information on the topic of Paraguayan stores moving to Brazil.

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