Carrefour Quits Supermarkets in Brazil With Sale of 21 Stores
Carrefour is selling 21 neighbourhood supermarkets in Brazil to Grupo Pereira, all but leaving the format and giving a rival its first Sao Paulo stores. The post Carrefour Quits Supermarkets in Brazil With Sale of 21 Stores appeared first on The Rio Times .
Carrefour has sold 21 of its supermarkets in Brazil to Grupo Pereira, a family-owned retailer from Santa Catarina state. The sale, announced on 25 September 2026, is valued at approximately R$360 million (around US$69 million) and requires antitrust clearance. This deal marks the end of Carrefour's presence in the ordinary neighbourhood supermarket format, which accounted for about 20% of the company's global sales.
The remaining stores will continue to operate under the Carrefour Bairro name, though there will be about five left after the completion of the transaction. The buyer, SDB Comercio de Alimentos, will convert these stores into its Comper supermarket banner. Grupo Pereira, based in Sao Jose, Santa Catarina, operates Fort Atacadista, a cash-and-carry chain, and Comper, a conventional supermarket chain.
The deal allows Comper to expand its presence in Sao Paulo, Brazil's richest consumer market, and in the Federal District. It will grow from four to ten supermarkets in the Federal District. Carrefour described the sale as part of its ongoing review and optimization of its store portfolio, focusing on large formats and concentrating resources on strategic priorities. The retailer plans to keep the stores it considers profitable and well located.
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