Who owns Jumbo?
Jumbo 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
- 1976
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › Grocery own brands
- Parent ticker
- BCS: CENCOSUD
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Jumbo
Jumbo is a supermarket banner run by Cencosud. The company's history page records the first Jumbo store, Jumbo Kennedy, opening in Chile in 1976 and the first in Argentina in 1982. Its business-units page lists 59 stores in Chile, 34 in Argentina and 48 in Colombia, and Jumbo Prime is among the digital services listed.
Ownership timeline of Jumbo
Where Jumbo sits in Cencosud
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Cencosud brand portfolio (16) →
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)
- Easy (1993)
- GBarbosa (1955)
- Giga Atacado
- Paris (1900)
- Perini
- Prezunic
- Santa Isabel
- Spid (2021)
- The Fresh Market
- Vea
- Wong
Other brands in grocery own brands, and who owns them
Cencosud has more brands in grocery own brands on Brandtree than any other owner: 12 of 168.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Lucerne | Albertsons | 🇺🇸 United States |
| City Gross | Axfood | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Chalo | Empire | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Checkers | Shoprite Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Amanhecer | Jerónimo Martins | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| K-Citymarket | Kesko | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Farmer's Market | Loblaw | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Chef Direct | AML Foods | 🇧🇸 Bahamas |
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.
🇨🇱 Jumbo 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; Jumbo is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Jumbo?
The parent company of Jumbo is Cencosud, a publicly listed company headquartered in Chile.
Is Jumbo Chilean?
Yes. Jumbo originated in Chile in 1976 and its owner, Cencosud, is also headquartered in Chile.
Is Jumbo still owned by Cencosud?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Jumbo 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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