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La Polar

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Empresas La Polar S.A.
Company typeSociedad Anónima
BCS:LA POLAR
IndustryDepartment store
Founded1920
HeadquartersSantiago, Chile
Key people
Jorge Andres Ibañez, (Chairman)
ProductsClothing, Accessories, Electronics, Furniture
RevenueDecrease US$ 795.9 million (2012)
Increase US$ 390.8 million (2012)
Number of employees
6,000
Websitewww.lapolar.cl

La Polar is the fourth largest retail company in Chile, behind Falabella, Paris S.A and Ripley S.A.

The company has 43 stores, being 38 in Chile and 5 in Colombia and offers various products, such as clothing, accessories, sporting goods, beauty products, gifts, infant products, electronics, furniture, furnishings, and household products. It also provides a range of services comprising the credit cards, general and life insurance, and extended warranty durable products.

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On 17 June 2011 Chile's Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros (securities regulator) indefinitely suspended trading in Empresas La Polar SA pending an investigation after La Polar announced it would have to provision an additional $430 million due to irregularities in its store-credit department.[1]

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