[4] At its hypermarkets (the largest of which is the Éxito chain) it sells both packaged foods and perishables in addition to department store type products ranging from electronics to furniture.

Grupo Éxito traces its origins to a Medellín, Colombia family-run textile business, founded in 1949 by Gustavo Toro Quintero.

In early 2010, the Government of Venezuela expropriated several Éxito supermarkets citing price gauging, hoarding of supplies, and breaching the Law for the Defence of Persons in Access to Goods and Services.

[14] On January 26, 2024, Casino and GPA sold their 34% stake in Exito to the Salvadoran group Grupo Calleja for 400 million euros.

The rest are with The Antioqueño Business Group & pension funds (19%), 4% by ADRs, roughly 20% belongs to institutional investors and banks.