GPA (company)
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| legal form |
Sociedade Anônima Public Company (Brazil) |
| ISIN |
BRPCARACNPR0 US20440T2015 ( ADR ) |
| founding | 1948 |
| Seat | São Paulo , Brazil |
| Number of employees | around 63,200 (2005) |
| Branch | retail trade |
| Website | GPA |
GPA (until 2013 Grupo Pão de Açúcar , German: "Sugar Loaf Group") is a Brazilian retail company with headquarters in São Paulo .
The Grupo Pão de Açúcar was founded in 1948. The owner is the French trading company Groupe Casino , which includes Géant . In addition to the Pão de Açúcar supermarket chain, GPA owns the Extra and Assaí chains, both active in the same sector, and the Casas Bahia and Pontofrio chains, which specialize in stationary and online sales of electronic goods . The GPA also operates the Barateiro websites.
Brands of retail stores in Brazil
- Pão de Açúcar
- Casas Bahia
- extra
- Assaí Atacadista
- Pontofrio
See also
Web links
Commons : GPA - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Grupo Pão de Açúcar muda nome para GPA; relembre trajetória da empresa. Uol Economia, September 13, 2013, accessed September 18, 2013 (Portuguese).
- ↑ a b Grupo Pão de Açúcar agora é apenas GPA. Gironews, September 12, 2013, accessed September 18, 2013 (Portuguese).