Quintana Quintana Master Distributors since 1962

Benjamin Quintana Founder

Quintana Quintana Corporation was established in 1962, when founder Benjamin Quintana Quintana, his mother Victorina Quintana, and sister Maria Antonia Quintana, acquired a small custom jewelry distributorship and developed it into what is now a master distributor of timepieces, consumer electronics and general merchandise. Prior to establishing the Company, Mr. Quintana worked for his father's business, Quintana Hermanos, wholesaling food staples to grocery stores in Puerto Rico . Mr. Quintana drew upon his previous business experience when he decided to acquire and develop the jewelry business. Initially, the Company began distributing imported jewelry and religious items from Spain.

It was not until the late 1970's that the Company began distributing watches, one of the Company's best selling items today. In the years that followed, the Company would undergo many changes before it grew into the dynamic and specialized business that it is today. In the late 1970's the Company started distributing Equity, Orient watches, Timex watches and Westclox clocks. In 1982, Casio introduces the digital watch, which immediately gains popularity. QQC begins importing the product and becomes the exclusive distributor for Casio watches in Puerto Rico .

In 1987 his eldest daughter Ana Quintana, begins to support the Company's management groups and becomes the General Manager in 1989. In 1994, Benjamin Quintana Jr. joins the Company's management team. Quintana Jr. consolidates and expands the export business within the Caribbean islands and takes it beyond. In 1997, the Company opens an authorized Casio service center, called Second Chance. In 1999, QQC makes a major investment to improve the Company's efficiency by installing a modern computerized management information system.

Quintana Enterprises

QQC is part of other companies that comprise the Quintana Enterprises

Our territory

US & PR based retailers, Supermarket, Drugstores, Jewelry stores, Office supplies, Hardware stores, Furniture stores, Duty Free, Gift shops.

Today, QQC distributes its products to mom and pops, retail stores and large retail chains in Puerto Rico and abroad, positioning itself as a dominant distributor in the timepiece, electronics, and hair accessory wholesale industry. As a result of savvy business strategies, hard work, and dedication to make the Company succeed, Quintana Quintana Corporation now serves over 1,000 active customers. Plans to expand its customer base in other regions are a priority for the Company.

Main Customers that we service

Our Facilities


Prime location in the San Juan business district of Hato Rey with corporate office, service center, showroom and warehouse facilities, just remodeled for better service and the enhancement of company image this year celebrating its 46th anniversary.

Our Market

P.R. A UNIQUE market to do business

News articles from Caribbean Business

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Local Mall Execs Flaunt Island’s Competitive Advantages

BY TAINA ROSA May 30, 2002
Copyright © 2002 CARIBBEAN BUSINESS.

Despite the ups & downs in the economy, local mall executives are still selling the island as a retail paradise, citing the advantages of doing business here to prospective tenants at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) convention in Las Vegas. Among the positive aspects are the island’s close ties with the U.S., the great performance seen in the local stores of national chains, and the island’s fertile grounds for more retail competition.

P.R. Malls Tops In Sales Per Sq. Ft. March 1, 2004
Copyright © 2004 Gale Group Inc. All rights reserved.

P.R. MALLS TOPS IN SALES PER SQ. FT. For years it has been known that shopping centers in Puerto Rico outsell those in the U.S. mainland. Local malls continued the trend in 2003, enjoying higher sales per square foot than malls in the States, reports Caribbean Business (Feb. 9, 2004). Research from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) indicates that in calendar year 2002, stateside shopping centers' sales per square foot ranged from US$269.92 for strip malls to $318.02 for enclosed malls. Between January and November 2003, the per-square-foot sales for all types of malls in the U.S. averaged US$285. Research by Economist Heidie Calero reveals that local shopping centers averaged per-square-foot sales of US$350 in 2000. In 2003, Plaza Las Americas averaged per-square-foot sales of US$662, Plaza del Norte averaged US$431, Plaza Palma Real US$379, Plaza Escorial US$360, Plaza del Sol US$508, Santa Rosa Mall US$342, Plaza Isabela US$297, and Plaza del Caribe US$418.

Shopping centers among highest in sales in the USA; stateside investors buying them up
By MARIALBA MARTINEZ March 3, 2005
Copyright © 2005 CARIBBEAN BUSINESS. All Rights Reserved.

Buy, buy, buy... Stateside investors find cap rates of local shopping centers very attractive, along with an average occupancy rate of 95% and consumer spending more than double that of the U.S. mainland There were many excellent factors encouraging the flurry of acquisitions in the local retail industry during the past year, when about $1.5 billion in stateside money poured into the purchase of large shopping malls. Among the motivating factors were consistently higher–and increasing–sales per square foot compared with the mainland U.S.; a presence of big retailers’ best-performing stores; occupancy rates surpassing 90%; and limited space to grow. While some of the malls’ selling prices are said to be slightly below market value, other mall owners were able to get a good offer in line with market value, according to industry sources.