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Chile

Capital: Santiago de Chile| Area: 756.100 km² |
Population (2024): 20.068 mio | GDP (2024): € 304.89 bn

South America

Cencosud grows with DIY division in the second quarter

Chilean retail group Cencosud reports sales growth in its home improvement division in the second quarter. Sales in its home market rose by 2.8 per cent to CLP 195.202 billion (€172.8 million). In Argentina, which is …

Distribution28. August 2025

Easy markets in South America

Cencosud founder Horst Paulmann has passed away

Horst Paulmann, the founder of the Chilean retail group Cencosud, has passed away. He died today, 11 March 2025, at the age of 89. …

Distribution11. March 2025

Third quarter

Cencosud's Easy stores only up in Chile

In the third quarter, the Chilean retail group Cencosud achieved an increase in sales with its home improvement division only in its …

Distribution4. December 2024

Falabella Group

Sodimac narrowly maintains half-year sales in Chile

The Chilean retail group Falabella increased sales in the home improvement segment by 0.7 per cent in the Chilean domestic …

Distribution9. October 2024

Chile, Argentina and Colombia

Cencosud generates 6.6 per cent less turnover with its DIY division in 2023

The Chilean retail group Cencosud generated net sales of CLP 1 644 bn (EUR 1.583 bn) with its home …

Distribution17. April 2024

South America

Sodimac sales slump by 15.5 per cent in 2023

Sodimac, the home improvement division of Chilean retail group Falabella, has recorded a 15.5 per cent drop in sales in 2023. This is r…

Distribution15. April 2024

South America

Falabella's home improvement sales down 20 per cent year-on-year

The home improvement division of the Chilean retail group Falabella generated 19.2 per cent less turnover in Chile …

Distribution5. December 2023

First half year

Cencosud loses 6.8 per cent turnover in DIY business

Chilean retail group Cencosud’s home improvement business under the Easy sales brand posted sales of CLP 383.605 bn (EUR 415.4…

Distribution5. September 2023

Chilean retail group

Cencosud turns over 13 per cent more with home improvement

Chilean retail group Cencosud has posted sales of CLP 440 bn (EUR 473 mio) from its home improvement division in the …

Distribution30. November 2022

Falabella Group

Sodimac sales down 12 per cent in third quarter

Sodimac, the home improvement division of Chilean retail group Falabella, turned over USD 1.024 bn (EUR 990 mio) in the third q…

Distribution29. November 2022

South America

Falabella increases home improvement sales by 26 per cent

The sales of the Chilean Falabella Group in their home improvement division rose in the third quarter by 26 per cent to …

News1. December 2021

Home improvement division

Cencosud makes almost 50 per cent more than 2019

The Chilean trading group Cencosud made sales to the amount of CLP 389.277 bn with its home improvement division in the third …

News15. November 2021

Chile and South America

Sodimac doubles sales in second quarter

The home improvement division of the Chilean retail group Falabella doubled its sales in the second quarter. Compared to the same period …

News21. September 2021

Chile, Argentina, Colombia

Cencosud reports a sales increase of 43 per cent in second quarter

The home improvement division of Chilean retail group Cencosud has increased its second-quarter sales in 2021 by …

News14. September 2021

South America

Cencosud sales up by 25 per cent in the first quarter

The Chilean retail group Cencosud increased sales in its home improvement division in the first quarter by 24.9 per cent to …

News25. June 2021

Chile

Construmart becomes a Ghin member

The Chilean chain Construmart has joined the Global Home Improvement Network (Ghin). It has 29 stores employing a total of 1 800 staff across …

News7. June 2021

Up 15 per cent

Cencosud reports record growth in 2020

The Chilean trade company Cencosud has reported a record growth in its home improvement business field last year. Sales increased by 14.6 per…

News4. May 2021

Latin America - Sodimac

An opportunity to think about the future

Due to the pandemic, the home has acquired new importance, a trend that will continue, expects the management at Sodimac, the home …

Distribution12. March 2021

Chile, Argentina, Colombia

Cencosud grows in local currencies in 2018, but is down in Chilean Pesos

The Chilean retail group Cencosud recorded sales totalling CLP 1,190.508 bn (EUR 1.560 bn) in its …

News3. April 2019

Inflation in Argentina

Cencosud growing in Chile and Colombia

The home improvement division of the Chilean retail group Cencosud announced sales in the third quarter of CLP 269.109 bn (EUR 354 mio). The …

News27. November 2018

Falabella

Sodimac grows significantly in the home market of Chile

The Chilean Falabella group gained an increase in sales of 5.9 per cent to CLP 566.132 bn (EUR 776 mio) in the first quarter…

News29. May 2018

Falabella

Sodimac’s sales down in its domestic market in Chile

Sodimac, the home improvement division of retail group Falabella, recorded sales of CLP 1 028 833 mio in the first six months o…

News25. October 2017

Addition from Chile

Easy joins EDRA’s Global Home Improvement Network

News23. November 2011

Plus in Chile

Growth of eight per cent for the Sodimac and Imperial stores in the first quarter

News28. June 2010

Booming segment in Chile

Good business to be done in the paint and varnish segment at present

News23. February 2004

Storch-Ciret

Out of the silo mentality

Sustainability is multifaceted. This is all the more true at the Storch-Ciret Group when you …

Suppliers3. September 2025

France

Cautious French

French DIY stores recently saw a 4.3 percent drop in sales – and thus proved to be quite resilient…

Distribution2. September 2025

Italy

Committed to tradition

In Italy, the segment of cooperatives and independent retailers is relatively strong. In terms of …

Distribution2. September 2025