Grupo Pão de Açúcar
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| Type | Sociedade Anônima |
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| Traded as | BM&F Bovespa: PCAR3, PCAR4 NYSE: CBD |
| Industry | Retail (Discount/Grocery) |
| Founded | (1948) |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Key people | Enéas Pestana, (Chairman) |
| Products | Consumer Goods |
| Revenue |  US$ 25.0 billion (2011) |
| Net income | US$ 384.6 million (2011) |
| Employees | 158.000 (2011) |
| Subsidiaries | Viavarejo |
| Website | www.grupopaodeacucar.com.br |
Grupo Pão de Açúcar (BM&F Bovespa: PCAR3, PCAR4 / NYSE: CBD) (Portuguese for Sugarloaf Group) - trading name of Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição, formerly used as a secondary trading name - is the biggest Brazilian company engaged in business retailing of food, general merchandise, electronic goods, home appliances and other products from its supermarkets, hypermarkets and home appliance stores. Its headquarters are in Jardim Paulista, Subprefecture of Pinheiros, São Paulo city.[1]
The company is the second biggest retail company in Latin America by revenue and the second largest online retailer in Brazil, the company operates e-commerce through Nova Pontocom, a subsidiary of its subsidiary Viavarejo
Today, the company has 1,577 stores throughout Brazil
Grupo Pão de Açúcar operates through different store concepts (and different banner logos):
- Pão de Açúcar (162 supermarkets);
- Extra (204 supermarkets & 135 hypermarkets);
- Assaí (61 stores).
Through its subisidiary Nova Casas Bahia, Grupo Pão de Açúcar 956 Stores under the Pontofrio (formerly styled as "Ponto Frio") and Casas Bahia brands.
- Pontofrio (412 stores).
- Casas Bahia (544 stores).
Distribution and logistical centers are located in the cities of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Curitiba, Recife, Arujá and Camaçari.
The company is jointly owned by the Brazilian billionaire businessman Abílio Diniz & family, and by the French Groupe Casino.
[edit] References
- ^ "Contact IR." Grupo Pão de Açúcar. Retrieved on July 2, 2011. "Av. Brigadeiro Luís Antônio, 3142 Jardim Paulista ZIP Code 01402-901 São Paulo SP Brazil"
[edit] External links
- Grupo Pão de Açúcar (Portuguese)
- Pão de Açúcar (Portuguese)
- Extra Hipermercados / Extra Eletro (Portuguese)
- CompreBem / Sendas (Portuguese)
- Investor relations (Mobile)
- Investor relations (Portuguese) (Mobile)
