Almacenes Éxito S.A. operates as a retail commerce company in South America. It operates a chain of retail stores primarily under the Éxito, Carulla, Surtimax, Super Inter, Libertad, Mini Libertad, Petit Libertad, Paseo Libertad, Devoto, Disco, Géant, and Viva brands, as well as wholesale stores under the Surtimayorista and Aliados Super Inter brands. It is also involved in the online commerce through its exito.com, carulla.com, arkitect.com, and bronzini.com sites, as well as through direct sales. In addition, the company engages in the consumer credit, insurance, travel, mobile phone services, money orders, and multi-payment options businesses; food and textile businesses; home deliveries; and real estate business that builds shopping malls and commercial galleries. It operates 537 stores in Colombia, 91 stores in Uruguay, and 25 stores in Argentina. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Envigado, Colombia. Almacenes Éxito S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição.