Who owns Easy?
Easy is owned by Cencosud (Chile, BCS: CENCOSUD).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Cencosud: Countries and business units, Cencosud S.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Cencosud S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Origin
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Founded
- 1993
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › General merchandise own brands
- Parent ticker
- BCS: CENCOSUD
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Easy
Easy is Cencosud's home improvement chain. The history page records the first home improvement store under the Easy brand opening in Chile in 1993, followed by the 2002 acquisitions of Proterra in Chile and Home Depot in Argentina to develop the brand. The business-units page lists 42 stores in Chile, 50 in Argentina and 16 in Colombia.
Ownership timeline of Easy
Where Easy sits in Cencosud
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Cencosud
Cencosud controls 16 brands on Brandtree, 16 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
- Basualdo
- Blaisten
- Bretas
- Disco (1961)
- GBarbosa (1955)
- Giga Atacado
- Jumbo (1976)
- Paris (1900)
- Perini
- Prezunic
- Santa Isabel
- Spid (2021)
- The Fresh Market
- Vea
- Wong
Other brands in general merchandise own brands, and who owns them
The 162 brands in general merchandise own brands on Brandtree belong to 68 owners. The largest is JD Sports, with 15; Cencosud has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blacks | JD Sports | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Bebemundo | Corporación Favorita | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| Innom | Reitan Retail | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| B&Q | Kingfisher | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Anko | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Bike Republic | Colruyt Group | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Glans | Hagar | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
| Arenal | Sonae | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
Every brand in general merchandise own brands and its owner →
About the owner: Cencosud
Cencosud is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chile, founded in 1963. Brandtree records 16 brands under its control, and it is listed as BCS: CENCOSUD.
Chilean multi-format retailer that its own site says operates in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Colombia, plus the United States, with a technology hub in Uruguay. Supermarkets are its core business, alongside home improvement, department stores, shopping centres and financial services. Its history page dates the first supermarket to 1963 and says it listed on the Santiago stock exchange in 2004; the Paulmann family controls 56.16% of the shares. Cencosud also runs Makro in Argentina and Colombia, which are not recorded here.
🇨🇱 Easy and other Chilean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 58 brands that began in Chile. 7 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Easy is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Easy?
The parent company of Easy is Cencosud, a publicly listed company headquartered in Chile.
Is Easy Chilean?
Yes. Easy originated in Chile in 1993 and its owner, Cencosud, is also headquartered in Chile.
Is Easy still owned by Cencosud?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Easy is still owned by Cencosud. 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] Cencosud: Countries and business units — Cencosud S.A., Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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