Who owns Arkitect?
Arkitect is owned by Grupo Éxito (Colombia, BVC: EXITO).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Negocios y marcas, Grupo Éxito. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Almacenes Éxito S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇴 Colombia, Envigado
- Origin
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Casual & denim
- Parent ticker
- BVC: EXITO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Arkitect
Arkitect is one of three own clothing labels of Grupo Éxito's textile business, together with Bronzini and People. The company's pages say its textile industry, Didetexco, makes the garments for these labels, and Arkitect also has its own e-commerce site, arkitect.com, listed among the group's online platforms alongside exito.com, carulla.com and bronzini.com.
Ownership timeline of Arkitect
- Current owner Grupo Éxito [1] reported
Where Arkitect sits in Grupo Éxito
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Grupo Éxito
Grupo Éxito controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in casual & denim, and who owns them
The 133 brands in casual & denim on Brandtree belong to 59 owners. The largest is Azzas 2154, with 8; Grupo Éxito has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fábula | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Carter's | Carter's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Duck Head | Oxford Industries | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cortefiel | Tendam | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| & Other Stories | H&M Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bershka | Inditex | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| GU | Fast Retailing | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| BSX | Giordano | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
About the owner: Grupo Éxito
Grupo Éxito is a publicly listed company headquartered in Envigado, Colombia, founded in 1949. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as BVC: EXITO.
Grupo Éxito is a Colombian retailer whose registered office is in Envigado, Antioquia. Its history page traces it to the 1949 opening of the first Éxito store in Medellín. Its list of principal shareholders as of 31 August 2026 shows Cama Commercial Group Corp holding 86.84% of its ordinary shares. It also operates retail businesses in Uruguay (Disco, Devoto, Géant) and Argentina (Libertad); those are not listed here because the company's pages give no stake for them and the Argentine retail model changed on 1 June 2026.
🇨🇴 Arkitect and other Colombian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 99 brands that began in Colombia. 10 of them (10%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Arkitect is not one of them.
- Activade — Quala 🇨🇴
- Agua Cristal — Postobón 🇨🇴
- Aguila — AB InBev 🇧🇪
- Airplan — ASUR 🇲🇽
- Almendra Tropical — CasaLuker 🇨🇴
- Alpina — Alpina 🇨🇴
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Arkitect?
The parent company of Arkitect is Grupo Éxito, a publicly listed company headquartered in Colombia.
Is Arkitect Colombian?
Yes. Arkitect originated in Colombia and its owner, Grupo Éxito, is also headquartered in Colombia.
Is Arkitect still owned by Grupo Éxito?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Arkitect is still owned by Grupo Éxito. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Negocios y marcas — Grupo Éxito, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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