Jumbo is a Chilean hypermarket chain with a presence in Chile, Argentina, and Colombia. Founded in 1976 by Horst Paulmann, Jumbo is a subsidiary and pillar of the Cencosud business consortium, which also owns Santa Isabel, Disco, Super Vea, and Metro supermarkets, as well as Easy and Paris stores.
Jumbo hypermarket in Puerto Montt, 2012
Jumbo hypermarket in Yerba Buena, Tucumán, 2007
Interior of a Jumbo supermarket in Colombia, 2016
Horst Paulmann Kemna is a German-Chilean billionaire entrepreneur. He is founder and chairman of Cencosud, the largest retail chain in Chile and the third largest in Latin America. According to Forbes, as of July 2022 his net worth is estimated at US$2.3 billion.
Horst Paulmann in 2014