Founded in 1976 by Horst Paulmann, Jumbo is a subsidiary and pillar of the Cencosud business consortium, which also owns Santa Isabel, Disco, Super Vea, and Metro supermarkets, as well as Easy and Paris stores.

[2] Horst Paulmann gained experience in the supermarket industry through his family's restaurant Las Brisas, which they acquired in 1952 and managed jointly with his brother Jürgen since 1956.

[3] In June 2011, a new store called "Jumbo Madero Harbour" was opened in Buenos Aires, which became the chain's first "premium supermarket."

[9] On October 30, 98% of 1,700 Jumbo workers across Chillán, Hualpén, Concepción, Los Ángeles, Osorno, and Temuco voted to join the strike, dissatisfied with the salary adjustment offered by the company.

These private label brands can also be found at other formats of the company such as Santa Isabel, Easy, Paris, Johnson, Metro, Wong, Disco, and Vea.