Supermarkets The “leading local retailer in South America”, Chile-based Cencosud grew 20% last year thanks to its “multi-format approach” and “strong acquisition strategy” – adding Carrefour SA’s Colombian business last year to its estate of over 800 stores, including 65 Jumbo hypermarkets (“the place to shop”) in Chile and Argentina, various multiformat supermarket chains in Brazil and Peru, as well as 60 home improvement stores and 36 Paris department stores. 

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