Jumbo (hypermarket)

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Jumbo
TypeSociedad Anónima
IndustryRetail
Founded1976; 46 years ago (1976) in Santiago
FounderCencosud
Headquarters
Santiago
,
Chile
ProductsHypermarket, supermarket
OwnerCencosud
Websitejumbo.cl

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]

Locations[]

Chile[]

Argentina[]

Jumbo hipermarket in Yerba Buena, Tucumán province of Argentina, 2007

Colombia[]

Interior of a Jumbo supermarket in Colombia, 2016

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Cencosud. "Jumbo. Supermercado Online". Jumbo. Supermercado Online. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Bienvenidos a Cencosud". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  6. ^ "EL 21 DE NOVIEMBRE ABRE SUS PUERTAS UNICENTRO YOPAL". Prensalibrecasanare.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2014-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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