On September 5, Brazilian retail group Grupo Pão de Açúcar (GPA) announced plans to sell 83% of the shares it owns in its subsidiary Grupo Éxito, Colombia’s leading grocer. The sale is aimed at generating increased value for Éxito shareholders but should enhance the market value of GPA and Éxito alike.    GPA will retain a minority share of 13% in Éxito but has the potential to monetise its ho...

Grupo Nós, a joint venture between the Brazilian company Raízen and the Mexican business FEMSA Comercio, is rapidly expanding the OXXO convenience store chain in Brazil. The first store opened in the city of Campinas (São Paulo state) and as of July 2022, it had 124 units in operation. The OXXO convenience chain was launched in Mexico by FEMSA in 1978 and it has since accumulated 20,196 st...

Following on from our recent article, ‘Economic pressures paving the way for private label growth in Latin America’ , we take a closer look at three countries and how the leading retailers are gaining share from the major FMCG brands. Brazil has seen the highest growth in private label sales penetration Brazil is facing some of the toughest economic pressures in the region. Unemployment ...