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Unimarc
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Unimarc is a Chilean Supermarket Chain owned by the Chilean group SMU.[1] As of 2025, it has nearly 300 locations across all 16 regions of Chile, making it the biggest supermarket in the country by location count.[2][3]
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History
Unimarc (First Called Cooperativa de Consumidores Unidos) was founded in 1961 and was comprised by Sodimac Workers.[4] After a name change to Unicoop, it´s statutes were approved in August 1961 by the Industry and Commerce Directive.[5]It´s first supermarket was located in the corner between the Alameda and Dieciocho avenues.[6] After the 1970s economical crisis it was adquired by the Viña del Mar Sugar Refining Company (CRAV) and was renamed to Unicrav.[7] After the bankruptcy of the companies of the Ross Group (Owner Of CRAV), Unicrav was adquired by Francisco Errázuriz and renamed to its current name of Unimarc in 1981.[8] In 1991 Unimarc also started operations in Argentina, though in 1998 it retired from them, and it´s 6 stores in the country were divided between Supermercados Norte and Cencosud.[9]
In May 2008, the company was adquired by Álvaro Saieh and annexed into other supermarket chains, creating the biggest in Chile.[10] In 2011, SMU merged with Supermercados del Sur[11].
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