thumb|ALE-HOP store in Lisbon 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.
thumb|ALE-HOP store in Lisbon 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.
==Geographic presence== 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.
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