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This is a list of supermarket chains in South America. The largest supermarket chains originating from the continent are Éxito and Tía . International chains are also present, such as Walmart and Carrefour .
Grupo Éxito traces its origins to a Medellín, Colombia family-run textile business, founded in 1949 by Gustavo Toro Quintero. [ 5 ] Éxito is the Spanish word for "success". In 1972, it transitioned to a hypermarket -style experience when it added supermarket products and, in 1974, began adding more locations.
Jumbo is a Chilean hypermarket chain with a presence in Chile, Argentina, and Colombia.Founded in 1976 by Horst Paulmann, Jumbo is a subsidiary and pillar of the Cencosud business consortium, which also owns Santa Isabel, Disco, Super Vea, and Metro supermarkets, as well as Easy and Paris stores.
The Story Behind the Largest Walmart in America. Maxwell Shukuya. December 9, 2023 at 7:00 AM. ... Walmart Supercenters, first established in 1998, are cast in the same mold. Though supercenters ...
Éxito is a Colombian supermarket chain owned by Grupo Éxito and headquartered in Medellín, Colombia.It was founded in Envigado in the year 1949, by Gustavo Toro Quintero and now is one of the largest supermarket companies in the country, and has 390 stores ubicated in 175 municipalities of the Colombian territory.
Centro Mayor is a shopping mall located in the south of Bogotá, Colombia.It was inaugurated on March 26, 2010. The mall has 248,000 m 2 (2,667,000 sq ft) of built area, [1] being the biggest mall in Colombia and the second one in Latin America, behind the Centro Comercial Aricanduva, in São Paulo, Brazil.
The BD Bacatá complex has the two tallest buildings in Colombia, one with 67 stories, where the new hotel, owned by the Spanish firm Eurostars, will be operating; and the other with 56 stories. The main materials used in the construction of the skyscraper are glass, aluminium and concrete. Both buildings will be connected by a pedestrian ...
Barrios Unidos is the 12th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located to the northwest of the city, and is mostly inhabited by middle class residents. Barrios Unidos is completely urban, with some light industry and major commercial areas.