The first Cencosud supermarket in Chile was in Temuco, in 1960, with a selling area of 160 m². In the mid-1970s, we expanded our business by opening the first Jumbo hypermarket in Chile, with a selling space of 7,000 m², located in Santiago.

Today we operate Jumbo, Santa Isabel and Spid Supermarkets, Paris and Eurofashion Department Stores, Home Improvement Stores named Easy, Shopping Centers, and JV with Scotiabank on our Financial Services.

In 1982, we began our operations in Argentina, with the opening of Argentina’s first Jumbo hypermarket, which had a selling space of 9,282 m², and we continued with the construction of Unicenter in 1988, Argentina’s largest shopping center, which today has a selling space of 91,771 m².

Today we operate Jumbo, Santa Isabel and Spid Supermarkets, Paris and Eurofashion Department Stores, Home Improvement Stores named Easy, Shopping Centers, and JV with Scotiabank on our Financial Services.

In 2010, we started the expansion of our footprint to the Brazilian market through several acquisitions.

Today we have 200 Supermarkets that operate in three different regions: Northeast (Gbarbosa, Perini, and Mercantil), Minas Gerais & Goias (Bretas and Bretas Atacarejo), and Rio de Janeiro (Prezunic) and provide Financial Services through a JV with Bradesco. We also have the categories of Pharmacies, Service Stations, Delicatessen and Electroshows that add up to a total of 144 stores.

In December 2007, we entered the Peruvian market through an agreement to acquire GSW S.A., the Wong chain of supermarkets, hypermarkets, and shopping centers.

Today, we continue with our Supermarkets and Shopping Centers operations. Also, in 2019, we developed a JV with Scotiabank on our Financial Services.

In May 2007, we agreed with Casino Guirard-Perrachon S.A. to develop the home improvement business in Colombia. In 2009 Cencosud acquired Casino's stake to own 100% of the business. In October 2012, Cencosud acquired Carrefour Colombia, allowing the Company to expand its multi-brand and multi-format strategy.

Today we have 12 Easy stores in addition to and 92 Super/Hypermarkets under the Jumbo, Metro and Spid brands. We also have the Service Stations category that adds a total of 37 stores.