Jumbo S.A.

Jumbo S.A.
Jumbo Α.Ε.E.

Type	Anonymi Etairia Athex: BELA
Industry	Retail
Founded	1986
Headquarters	Moschato, Greece
Key people	Tolis Vakakis (Executive chairman and managing director)
Services	Toy shops
Revenue	€782.5 million (2015)[1]
Operating income	€188.1 million (2015)[1]
Profit	€153.9 million (2015)[1]
Total assets	€1.239 billion (2015)[1]
Total equity	€919.1 million (2015)[1]
Owner	Apostolos Vakakis (26.7%)[2]
Number of employees	3,860 (June 2014)[1]
Slogan	10.000 Toys from All Over the World!
Website	Official Jumbo English site

Jumbo S.A. is a Greek based retail company whose principal activity is the distribution of children's toys, baby items, stationery, seasonal products and home items.

Jumbo was started in 1986 exclusively as a toy and console games chain with only one store until 1989, at Glyfada. In 1998, Jumbo began its international operations with Cyprus and followed by Bulgaria in 2005. By 2006, Jumbo had 40 stores in Greece alone. Since the early to mid-2000s, Jumbo changed direction towards everyday products targeted for the whole family.

Jumbo has 52 stores in the Greek market and it is the nation's largest toy retailer. It also operates 24 international outlets in 5 countries.^[3]

Countries with Jumbo branches

Country	Number of stores
Greece	51
Bulgaria	8
Romania	7
Cyprus	5
Albania	2
Macedonia	2

References

1. . Jumbo http://www.gurufocus.com/term/deb2equity/JUMSF/Debt%2Bto%2BEquity/Jumbo%2BSA. Retrieved 21 December 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. http://www.4-traders.com/JUMBO-SA-6259019/company/
3. Koutantou, Angeliki (26 September 2013). "Greek toy retailer Jumbo says full-year profit drops 24 pct". Reuters. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

External links

• Official website