Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição
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| Sociedade Anônima | |
| Traded as |
BM&F Bovespa: PCAR3, PCAR4 : CBD |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
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Number of locations
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2,089 |
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Area served
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Brazil |
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Key people
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Jean-Charles Naouri, (President) Ronaldo Iabrudi (CEO) |
| Revenue |
 R$ 41.454 billion (2016)
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| Profit |
 R$ (1.077) billion (2016)
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Number of employees
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91,000 (2016) |
| Parent | Grupo Éxito |
| Subsidiaries | Via Varejo |
| Website | www |
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição trading as CBD (formerly known as Grupo Pão de Açúcar) 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 São Paulo city.
The company is the second biggest retail company in Latin America by revenue and the second largest online retailer in Brazil. The company operates its e-commerce through Cnova Brasil , a subsidiary of its subsidiary Viavarejo.
For 2013, the company planned to open more than 150 stores, targeting northeast and mid-west regions.
In September 2013, Abílio Diniz, the son of the company's founder, has stepped down as chairman of the company.
GPA operates through different store concepts (and different banner logos):
Currently, GPA is owned by:
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