* Data from Ara (Jeronimo Martins Colombia), and Cencosud was retrieved from Jerónimo Martins 2019 annual report and Cencosud 2019 annual report, respectively.
Data from the following companies was retrieved from Registro Único Empresarial y Social (RUES): Colombiana de Comercio S.A. (Alkosto), Almacenes la 14 S.A., Koba Colombia S.A.S (tiendas D1), MercaderÃa S.A.S. (Justo & Bueno), Almacenes ɳ澱³Ù´Ç S.A., Supertiendas y DroguerÃas OlÃmpica S.A.
In 2019, ɳ澱³Ù´Ç reported approximately * employees in Colombia, making it the largest food retailer employer of the country. Cencosud followed, with a headcount of nearly * employees. In the same year, D1 - the hard discount chain operated by Koba Colmbia S.A.S. - had a total of stores distributed throughout the country.
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