Exito Colombia retailer

Colombian retailer éxito has revealed that net profit for the third quarter of the year soared by 59 per cent, up to US$32.5m.

According to the Casino-owned group, operating profit climbed 18.7 per cent to US$41.1m, while sales increased by 15.6 per cent to US$1.1bn, Planet Retail reported.

éxito launched 36 new outlets through the opening nine months of the year, and now boasts a total of 325 stores.