Contact:
Lojas Americanas S.A. 102 Rua Sacadura
Cabral Saude
Rio de Janeiro 20081-902
Brazil Phone: (21) 220-66556
Management: Chairman of the Board Carlos Alberto Da Veiga Sicupira Chief Executive Officer, Director Miguel Gomes Pereira Sarmiento Gutierrez Director of Investor Relations Roberto Martins De Souza
Comments: Lojas Americanas S.A. operates a retail chain in Brazil. The Company has 237 stores in the principal cities and three distribution centers in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Recife, and also operates in electronic commerce, represented by Americanas.com. The Company sells more than 80,000 items from 4,000 different companies, such as clothing, convenience foods, toys, lingerie, household goods, perfumes, cosmetics and compact discs. Lojas Americanas operates through B2W-Companhia Global do Varejo (which controls the sites), Americanas.com, Submarino and Shoptime (offers Television and catalog shopping). In addition, the Company operates through Facilita Servicos e Propaganda S.A., which backs Americanas Itau in offering financing contracts.