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Atacadão - About the company

Atacadão is an acquired company based in Sao Paulo (Brazil), founded in 1960. It operates as a Brazilian wholesale hypermarket chain. The company has 14 active competitors, including 2 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like A.S. Watson, Assai Atacadista and Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição.

Company Details

Atacadão is a Brazilian wholesale hypermarket chain. The chain was established by Alcides Parizotto in 1960 and was later acquired by the Lima family. In 2007, the chain was acquired by Carrefour for R$2.2 billion Reals. As of 2010, they operate 102 stores and 7 distribution centers across 23 Brazilian states. They also operate stores in Colombia, Argentina, and Morocco.
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Founded Year
1960
Location
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Stage
Acquired
Ranked
Employee Count
70,285 as on May 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Exit Details
Acquired by Carrefour (Apr 23, 2007)

Atacadão's acquisition details

Atacadão got acquired by Carrefour on Apr 23, 2007 at an acquisition amount of $*****.
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Atacadão's funding and investors

Atacadão has not raised any funding rounds yet.

Atacadão's founders and board of directors

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Atacadão's employee count trend

Atacadão has 70,285 employees as of May 26. Here is Atacadão's employee count trend over the years:
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Atacadão's Competitors and alternates

Top competitors of Atacadão include A.S. Watson, Assai Atacadista and Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Atacadão, ranked by Tracxn score:
Rank
Company Details
Short Description
Total Funding
Investors
Tracxn Score
1st
Logo for A.S. Watson
A.S. Watson
1841, Hong Kong (China), Late Stage
Health and beauty products retailer
$5.7B
65/100
2nd
Logo for Assai Atacadista
Assai Atacadista
1974, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Public
Provider of wholesale food and household goods to businesses
-
58/100
3rd
Retail chain of food, clothing and electronics
$448M
58/100
4th
Logo for Atacadão
Atacadão
1960, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Acquired
Brazilian wholesale hypermarket chain
-
-
57/100
5th
Logo for St Marche
St Marche
2002, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Late Stage
Chain of supermarkets
-
52/100
6th
Logo for Extra
Extra
1980, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Acquired
Chain of hypermarkets
-
41/100
7th
Logo for Grupo Mateus
Grupo Mateus
1986, Sao Luis (Brazil), Public
Retail chain of supermarkets
-
-
37/100
8th
Logo for Hortifruti
Hortifruti
1989, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Acquired
Chain of supermarkets
-
32/100
9th
Logo for Supermercados Pessotto
Supermercados Pessotto
2019, Fernandopolis (Brazil), Unfunded
Platform provides grocery delivery services
-
-
28/100
10th
Logo for InHouse Market
InHouse Market
2020, Fortaleza (Brazil), Series A
Retail chain of grocery stores
$1.96M
-
28/100
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Atacadão's Investments and acquisitions

Atacadão has acquired Grupo BIG. Atacadão has not made any investments as of now.

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