PROFILE |
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Although bitter rivals on the soccer field, Brazil's Bompreco S.A. Supermercados do Nordeste and Dutch Royal Ahold get along fine when it comes to food retailing. International food provider Royal Ahold owns Bompreco, one of Brazil's largest grocery chains with more than 100 supermarkets and hypermarkets. (Products include food, clothing, and electronics.) Founded in 1935, Bompreco has a credit card business (Hipercard valid at 40,000 locations through northeast Brazil) and it offers customers a loyalty program, Bomclube, that trades merchandise from a catalog for points earned through purchases. Royal Ahold controls the company.
COMPETITION |
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Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (CBD)
Carrefour SA (CA)
Lojas Americanas S.A. (LOJAY)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 1,426.50
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 21.4%
Employees: 22,612
Revenue per employee: $63,085.97
KEY PEOPLE |
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Marcelo Tavares de Melo
CEO
Jaime de Queiroz Lima Filho
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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Av. Caxanga, 3841-Iputinga
50670-902 Recife Pernambuco, Brazil
Phone: 55-81-271-7130
Fax: 55-81-271-4601
Online: Web Site
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