Peru

Chilean retail group Cencosud has announced the acquisition of Brazilian supermarket operator Supermercado Bretas for BRL1.35bn (US$814mn). Bretas operates 62 supermarkets and three... 2010-10-19

Chilean retail group Cencosud has announced plans to invest US$230mn in Peru in 2010. Cencosud will use the capital to open 10 new supermarkets and the investment is to be focused in... 2010-07-30

The latest economic figures from Peru confirm the country's strong economic recovery following the 2009 slowdown and support our favourable outlook for the country's food and drink... 2010-07-19

International brewing giant SABMiller is to launch premium brand Miller Genuine Draft in Peru. The launch represents the brand's first outing in South America and is part of SABMiller's... 2010-07-05

Distribucion y Servicio (D&S), the Chilean unit of retail giant Wal-Mart, has offered to buy the 65% stake in local wholesale operator Alvi that it does not already own. D&S... 2010-06-10

Chilean retail group Cencosud has reported that its revenues declined in 2009 with results hit by a decline in consumer sentiment and the strengthening of the Chilean currency. In... 2010-02-15

UK-based brewer SABMiller has reported a 1% decline in lager volume sales in Latin America for its fiscal first half. In the six months to September 30 volumes in both Colombia and... 2009-10-22

Peru's National Commission for Pisco (CONAPISCO) has reported that the country exported 63,000 litres of Pisco during the first half of 2009 with a value of around US$0.5mn. The two... 2009-10-15

The director of corporate affairs at Peruvian beverage company Ajegroup, Alfredo Paredes, announced that the firm expect sales volumes to increase by 10% in the current year despite... 2009-09-07

Chilean retail group Cencosud has continued to expand in the promising Peruvian market with the opening of seven new hypermarkets under its popular Wong banner. The expansion includes... 2009-08-03