Chile

Chilean supermarket operator Distribución y Servicio (D&S) has announced that it is planning to open three new outlets in Peru in 2009. The stores will mark the firm's first... 2008-12-03

Chilean beverage firm Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU) has reported that its total volume sales in the third quarter of 2008 were up by 11.4% compared to the same period a year... 2008-11-04

Two Chilean retailers are reportedly considering a bid for Olimpica SA, Colombia's third largest supermarket group. The speculation surrounds Cencosud and Falabella, both of which... 2008-09-17

Chile-based retailer Cencosud has insisted that it will stick with its US$3bn investment plan, despite a slowdown in consumer spending in its domestic market. The firm's Chief Executive... 2008-09-16

Chile's largest wine producer, Concha y Toro, has reported healthy figures for the second quarter of the year. The firm reports that, in the three months to June, net profits reached... 2008-09-11

Peru's minister for Foreign Trade and Tourism, Mercedes Aráoz, has revealed that Wal-Mart has expressed an interest in opening stores in the country. The minister has disclosed that... 2008-08-27

The largest supermarket operator in Chile, Distribución y Servicio (D&S), has announced an increase in sales and profits for the first half of 2008. D&S reports that total... 2008-08-21

Chilean beverage firm Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU) has announced that its total volume sales in the first half of 2008 were up by 12.1% compared to the same period a year ago.... 2008-07-08

Chilean beverage firm Embotelladora Andina has announced a significant decline in its net profits for the first quarter of 2008. The firm, which holds a franchise to bottle Coca-Cola... 2008-05-02

New Zealand-based dairy giant Fonterra has paid US$201.9mn to increase its holdings in Chilean dairy firm Soprole. Fonterra has purchased an additional 42.6% share of the Chilean... 2008-04-30