Distribucion y Servicio D&S S.A. (NYSE:DYS)
Industry: Services

Listed 3 Consecutive Market Days. On List as of 02/13/2008 Through 02/19/2008

Distribucion y Servicio D&S S.A., incorporated on September 17, 1985, is supermarket company. At December 31, 2005, D&S operated 85 stores in three store formats under the Lider brand name. During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company opened six Lider stores in Talagante (Metropolitan Region), Arica (I Region), Ovalle (IV Region), Temuco (IX Region), Puerto Varas (X Region) and Punta Arenas (XII Region), and reopened the General Velazquez store (formerly Carrefour) in Santiago. Its 32 Lider hypermarkets have an average selling space of 9,036 square meters (approximately 97,263 square feet), and offer one-stop shopping for food items and non-food items, such as home appliances, electronics, apparel and toys. In 2005, the hypermarkets generated 57.6% of the Company's net revenues. D&S' 26 Lider Vecino compact hypermarkets have an average selling space of 3,890 square meters (approximately 41,892 square feet). It offers non-food product assortment that allows one-stop shopping. In 2005, the compact hypermarkets generated 24% of the Company's net revenues. The Company's 27 Lider Express supermarkets have an average selling space of 1,327 square meters (approximately 15,963 square feet), and emphasize groceries and perishables. In 2005, supermarkets generated 9.9% of its net revenues. Distribucion y Servicio D&S S.A. also operates businesses complementary to its supermarket operations, including real estate development, financial services and pharmacies, which together with logistic revenues from its distribution center, represented 6.3% of its net revenues in 2005. The Company's principal subsidiaries are Administradora de Concesiones Comerciales de Hipermercados S.A., Administradora de Concesiones Comerciales de Supermercados S.A., Sociedad Anonima Inmobiliaria Terrenos y Establecimientos Comerciales S.A. (SAITEC S.A.), Comercializadora de Vestuario S.A (COMVESA), Magallanes S.A, Presto S.A and Maquinsa S.A. Hypermarkets (Lider) At December 31, 2005, the Company operated 32 Lider hypermarkets, of which 20 were located in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. All of its hypermarkets operate under the Lider brand name. The Lider hypermarket is characterized by floor space of between 6,000 and 13,243 square meters (respectively and approximately 64,584 and 142,548 square feet), offering, in addition to traditional foodstuffs, non-food items, such as home appliances, electronics, hardware, sports, toys, apparel and articles for the home. Lider hypermarkets typically occupy sites at the intersection of major thoroughfares connecting communities. The Lider sites have parking space and are generally developed in conjunction with an assortment of complementary stores, such as video stores, fast food franchises, hardware superstores, cinemas, food courts and pharmacies, including the Company's 67 FarmaLider pharmacies. Lider stores are generally open from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., seven days a week. Some of the Lider stores have moderately priced cafes and restaurants. Compact Hypermarkets (Lider Vecino) The Company operates 26 Lider Vecino hypermarkets, 14 of which are located in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It developed Lider Vecino format to target smaller neighborhoods with a compact hypermarket format by converting its larger, existing Ekono supermarket facilities, which ranged between 2,400 and 4,720 square meters (respectively and approximately 25,834 and 50,806 square feet), into Lider Vecino compact hypermarkets. The Company's Lider Vecino format combines the convenience and pleasant atmosphere that characterizes neighborhood supermarkets with some of the advantages of Lider hypermarkets. These advantages include an assortment of non-food items to facilitate one-stop shopping and low prices. Lider Vecino stores are generally open from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., seven days a week. Supermarkets (Lider Express) Distribucion y Servicio D&S S.A. operates 27 supermarkets under the Lider Express brand name, 15 of which are located in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. Lider Express

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