Jerónimo Martins, parent company of Ara stores, registered sales of $14.7 trillion in Colombia during 2025

Nuno Sereno, general manager of Tiendas Ara. Photo: Courtesy/Tiendas Ara

Jerónimo Martins, parent company of Ara stores, registered sales of $14.7 trillion in Colombia during 2025

TL;DR

  • Jerónimo Martins, parent company of Ara stores, recorded sales of $14.7 trillion in Colombia in 2025.
  • Companies are raising prices due to a 23% increase in the minimum wage.
  • The industry backs a 35% government tariff on steel.
  • A unified commerce system connects physical stores, e-commerce, and inventories.
  • Promigas reached 7.5 million customers in Colombia and Peru during 2025.
  • Ramón Jesurun was re-elected president of the Colombian Football Federation.
  • A Colombian journalist, Estefany Rodríguez, was released on bail after being detained by ICE.
  • Salomé Vargas won a youth Pan American cycling gold medal.