On Tuesday 27 April Grupo Éxito (part of the French retail group Casino) opened its latest Éxito Wow store in Colombia, following an investment of COP10 bn (US$2.6m). The new store is the retailer’s twelfth in the Wow format and is the first to open in 2021. Source: Grupo Éxito Grupo Éxito reported solid annual sales growth of 13.9% for the Wow format in 2020. The majority of the 12 stores are conversions of Éxito hypermarkets, which have seen impressive sales uplifts post-conversion. The business said there is potential to convert 43 of its stores to the format. Prime location The 2,508 sq. m (27k sq. ft) store forms part of a new 150,000 sq. m shopping centre called Nuestro Bogotá, which is located to the West of the Colombian capital, Bogotá. It features 330 stores and restaurants, bowling, cinema and more.