Who owns Assaí Atacadista?
Assaí Atacadista is owned by Assaí (Brazil, B3: ASAI3).[1]
Evidence: Sendas Distribuidora S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2025-04-01, SEC EDGAR, 1 April 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Sendas Distribuidora S.A. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇷 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
- Origin
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Founded
- 1974
- Category
- Retail › General merchandise › Warehouse clubs & variety stores
- Parent ticker
- B3: ASAI3 OTC: ASAIY
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Assaí Atacadista
Assaí Atacadista is a Brazilian cash and carry chain that opened its first store in 1974 as a wholesaler supplying small businesses. Its customers are restaurants, snack bars, schools, hotels, neighbourhood grocers and individual shoppers; in the third quarter of 2025 consumers made up 58% of sales and businesses 42%. Between 2022 and 2024 it converted 66 former Extra Hiper hypermarket sites taken over from GPA into Assaí stores, and it is the only banner its owner trades under.
Ownership timeline of Assaí Atacadista
Where Assaí Atacadista sits in Assaí
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in warehouse clubs & variety stores, and who owns them
Assaí has more brands in warehouse clubs & variety stores on Brandtree than any other owner: 1 of 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BJ's Wholesale Club | BJ's Wholesale Club | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Makro | CP Axtra | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| PriceSmart | PriceSmart | 🇺🇸 United States |
| S&R Membership Shopping | Puregold | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
Every brand in warehouse clubs & variety stores and its owner →
About the owner: Assaí
Assaí is a publicly listed company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 1974. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as B3: ASAI3 and OTC: ASAIY.
Sendas Distribuidora runs Assaí Atacadista, which its 20-F calls the largest pure cash and carry player in Brazil. It was partly acquired by CBD (GPA), then controlled by the Casino Group, in 2007 and became wholly owned in 2011. CBD spun it off in March 2021, and Casino sold its last shares in June 2023, leaving no controlling shareholder. It delisted its ADSs from the NYSE in January 2025 and filed to deregister with the SEC in January 2026, keeping its listing on B3. At the end of 2025 it operated 312 stores in 24 states and the Federal District.
🇧🇷 Assaí Atacadista and other Brazilian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 177 brands that began in Brazil. 32 of them (18%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Assaí Atacadista is not one of them.
- Avenida — Pepkor 🇿🇦
- Adria — M. Dias Branco 🇧🇷
- Aena Brasil — Aena 🇪🇸
- Alexandre Birman — Azzas 2154 🇧🇷
- Arteris — Abertis 🇪🇸
- Ashua Curve & Plus Size — Lojas Renner 🇧🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Assaí Atacadista?
The parent company of Assaí Atacadista is Assaí, a publicly listed company headquartered in Brazil.
Is Assaí Atacadista Brazilian?
Yes. Assaí Atacadista originated in Brazil in 1974 and its owner, Assaí, is also headquartered in Brazil.
Is Assaí Atacadista still owned by Assaí?
Yes. As of 21 October 2026, Assaí Atacadista is still owned by Assaí. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Sendas Distribuidora S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2025-04-01 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 1 April 2025; retrieved 21 October 2026.
- [2] Sendas Distribuidora S.A. financial statements and earnings release for the year ended 31 December 2025 — Sendas Distribuidora S.A., Official document; retrieved 21 October 2026.
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