Founder Horst Paulmann Parent organization Cencosud | Founded 1976 | |
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Hipermercados Jumbo () is a Chilean chain of hypermarkets operating in Chile, Argentina and in Colombia.
History
The company was founded in 1976 by Chilean retailer Cencosud. Jumbo initially had supermarkets only in Chile, but began to expand into Argentina in 1982, and today, operates 40 hypermarkets in Chile, 16 in Argentina and 80 in Colombia. Sales in 2009 totaled approximately US$1.6 billion in Chile and US$600 million in Argentina.
References
Jumbo (hypermarkets) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA