Cencosud Snapshot
Cencosud feeds and outfits its customers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. One of Latin America's largest and most acquisitive retailers, the multi-format retailer operates 600-plus supermarkets under the Santa Isabel banner in Chile, Disco and Vea names in Argentina, GBarbosa brand in Brazil, and Wong banner in Peru. It also runs more than 45 hypermarkets in Chile and Argentina under the Jumbo banner. Fast-growing Cencosud's other retail activities include convenience and home improvement stores and some 35 Paris department stores located in Chile. Other activities include shopping centers, travel agencies, and banking. Cencosud is expanding rapidly in Brazil, Latin America's largest economy.