Jumbo (hypermarkets)

Jumbo
Sociedad Anónima Abierta
Industry Retail (Grocery), Hypermarket, Retail, Clothing, Electronics
Founded Santiago de Chile (1976)
Headquarters Santiago de Chile
Products bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, grocery, lottery, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor, clothing and electronics
Parent Cencosud
Website www.jumbo.cl
www.jumbo.com.ar
www.jumbo.com.co
A Jumbo in Tucumán, Argentina.

Hipermercados Jumbo (Jumbo Hypermarkets) is a Chilean chain of hypermarkets operating in Chile, Argentina and in Colombia.[1]

History

The company was founded in 1976 by Chilean retailer Cencosud. Jumbo initially had supermarkets only in Chile,[2][3] but began to expand into Argentina in 1982, and today, operates 40 hypermarkets in Chile, 16 in Argentina[1][4] and 80 in Colombia. Sales in 2009 totaled approximately US$1.6 billion in Chile and US$600 million in Argentina.[5]

References

Argentina

Chile

Colombia

References

  1. 1 2 Historia (History), Jumbo.co.ar (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ "JUMBO TE DA MÁS | Busca tu Jumbo más cercano". Jumbo.cl. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  4. ↑ Cencosud. "Jumbo. Supermercado Online". Jumbo. Supermercado Online. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "EL 21 DE NOVIEMBRE ABRE SUS PUERTAS UNICENTRO YOPAL". Prensalibrecasanare.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  7. ↑
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