Navarro grows with Florida's Hispanic population.(Navarro Discount Pharmacies)(Brief Article)

MIAMI -- In its nearly four decades in business Navarro Discount Pharmacies has followed a path of slow, steady growth, being careful to open stores only where and when executives are sure they will succeed.

Because it targets Hispanic shoppers, Navarro's cautious strategy has meant the 12-unit chain has tended to launch stores in areas with large Latin populations. For the most part, that has meant in and around Miami.

But as the Hispanic population of south Florida has expanded in recent years, so has the retailer s operating area. Last month Navarro opened its first outlet in Broward County, 30 miles north of the Miami area. The store, located just outside Fort Lauderdale in the municipality of …