Brazil

Banks, Beer Among Most Valuable Brands in Brazil

The most valuable brands in Brazil are banks and beer, according to a ranking of the 25 top Brazilian brands in 2016 produced by brand consultancy firm Int...

Brazilian Supermarket Sales To Grow by 1% in 2016

Brazilian supermarket sales in October 2016 grew by 0.71% compared to the same month in 2015 and by 4.78% in September 2016, according to the Brazilian Ass...

Groupe Casino Announces Disposal Of Furniture Retail Business Via Varejo

Retail giant Groupe Casino has announced that it is to dispose of its Brazil-based furniture and electronics retail business, Via Varejo. According to t...

Brazil’s Pão de Açúcar Bets on Mixed Retail Format

Brazilian retailer Grupo Pão de Açúcar (GPA) is betting on the mixed retail format known as 'atacarejo' in an attempt to stem the drop...

50th Carrefour Express Opens in Brazil

Carrefour has opened its 50th Brazilian Carrefour Express store in the city of São Paulo, in a move it says ‘reinforces the company’s in...

Biggest Instant-Coffee Exporter Shuns New Sales As Drought Bites

Brazil’s drought has gotten so bad that the country’s instant-coffee makers, the world’s top suppliers, are no longer entering into new e...

Walmart Transforms Hypermarket Concept in Brazil

Walmart is relaunching its hypermarket concept in Brazil, with the reopening of Walmart Tamboré (in Greater São Paulo) and the rebranding of...

Cereal Maker Kellogg's Purchases Brazil’s Parati

The Kellogg Company has entered into an agreement to acquire Ritmo Investimentos, the controlling shareholder of Brazilian food group Parati. The purcha...