Private company
Companhia Portuguesa de Hipermercados
Logo: auchan.pt3
Retail company based in Lisbon, founded in 19691
Auchan Retail Portugal, S.A.', formerly known as Companhia Portuguesa de Hipermercados, S.A., doing businesses as Auchan, was born in 1970 with the opening of the first supermarket Pão de Açúcar in Lisbon, in 1973, the first hypermarket Jumbo was open in Cascais. Later in 1984, the company starts the concept of their own brand products and in 1985, a second hypermarket Jumbo was born in Amoreiras (which was later turned into a Pão de Açúcar).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryretail1
- HeadquartersLisbon1
- Websitewww.auchan.pt
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Auchan Retail Portugal, S.A.', formerly known as Companhia Portuguesa de Hipermercados, S.A., doing businesses as Auchan, was born in 1970 with the opening of the first supermarket Pão de Açúcar in Lisbon, in 1973, the first hypermarket Jumbo was open in Cascais.2
Products and brands
- supermarket
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1969Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.auchan.pt1
- WikipediaAuchan Portugal
- WikidataQ782858
Sources
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- 3Company websiteCompanhia Portuguesa de Hipermercados logo