Via (retailer)

Via S.A.
Via
Company typeSociedade Anónima
B3VIIA3
Ibovespa Component
IndustryRetail
Founded2010
Headquarters,
Number of locations
1073
Area served
Brazil
Key people
Roberto Fulcherberguer, (Chairman) [1]
Raphael Oscar Klein, (CEO)
RevenueIncrease R$ 29.8 billion (2019)[2]
Decrease R$ (479) million (2019)[2]
Number of employees
52,168 (2016)[3]
SubsidiariesBartira
Casas Bahia
Cnova Brazil
Extra
Ponto Frio
Websitewww.viavarejo.com.br

Via,[1] formerly Via Varejo, is a Brazilian retail company founded in 2010 through the merger of retail companies Casas Bahia, owned by the Klein family, and Ponto, owned by Grupo Pão de Açúcar. Since June 2019, the Klein family owns a controlling stake in Via Varejo.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Via Varejo anuncia mudança de nome e aquisição de fintech". Exame (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  2. ^ a b "Interactive Results". Via Varejo. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Results", Via Varejo. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. ^ Bautzer, Tatiana & Mandl, Carolina (14 June 2019). "Control of Brazil retailer Via Varejo shifts to Klein family from GPA". Reuters. Retrieved 25 June 2019.