Jumbo (hypermarket)

Jumbo is a Chilean hypermarket chain with a presence in Chile, Argentina, and Colombia. Founded in 1976 by Horst Paulmann, Jumbo is a subsidiary and pillar of the Cencosud business consortium, which also owns Santa Isabel, Disco, Super Vea, and Metro supermarkets, as well as Easy and Paris stores. Jumbo's premise is mainly associated with high quality and variety, good service, and a high level of dedication. It has been considered one of the supermarkets that achieves the highest customer satisfaction. Its main competitors in Chile are the supermarket chains Líder, owned by Walmart Chile, Tottus, owned by the Falabella Group, and Unimarc. In Argentina, its main competitor is the French chain Carrefour, as well as the Argentinean chains Coto and ChangoMas, while in Colombia, it competes with the local chains Éxito, Carulla, Alkosto, and Olímpica. As of 2020, Jumbo had a workforce of 25,769 employees in its Chilean locations.