Grupo Pao de Acucar

In Brazil, Pão de Açúcar has reported that it saw growth in both sales and income during the first quarter of 2012.

The retailer, which is owned by France-based Casino, said that net sales jumped 11.8 per cent through the opening three months of the year to BRL12.1bn (US$6.6bn), helped by sales growth of 25.2 per cent at its cash & carry outlet Assia.

Net income jumped 25.8 per cent year-on-year to BRL167m (US$91m), the group noted, while earning before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation improved by 30.1 per cent to BRL758m (US$413m).