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Top-ranking retailers
|
Company name |
Number of outlets |
Net sales 2008 in EUR (mln) |
|
Casino |
533 |
5,508 |
|
Carrefour |
493 |
4,763 |
|
Wal-Mart |
323 |
2,686 |
|
SHV Makro |
57 |
1,371 |
|
Coop Cooperativa de Consumo |
25 |
372 |
|
Zaffari |
29 |
342 |
|
G.Barbosa |
40 |
326 |
|
Cencosud |
*80 |
120 |
|
Lojas Americanas |
180 |
52 |
After a setback in the early years of this decade, Brazil experienced an economic recovery in 2004 that – despite lower growth in 2005 – is expected to be structural. Leading multinational retailers Casino, Carrefour and Wal-Mart play a leading role in Brazil’s retail sector, which is also characterised by resilient structures of traditional and small retail units.
Elsevier Food International, Vol.9, Number 2, May 2006 Pascal Kuipers
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