JUMBO
JUMBO is Switzerland’s leading DIY store chain with 124 sales outlets nationwide. It is headquartered in Dietlikon in the Canton of Zurich. JUMBO employs more than 3,500 people. The overall product range includes some 75,000 items in physical stores, and significantly more online. Store sizes range from compact inner-city formats to large stores in urban areas.
JUMBO is a division of Coop Cooperative with an independent brand identity. Coop took over JUMBO in 2021 from Maus Frères Holding, merging it with the existing Coop DIY segment in 2022. The current JUMBO was therefore formed by the merger of the two leading Swiss DIY chains, making it the undisputed number one.
Chronology
Founding of JUMBO as a chain of food hypermarkets
Coop launches its own DIY supermarket chain
JUMBO's DIY branch is launched
Carrefour takes over JUMBO's food business
The food business is then taken over by Coop
JUMBO remains an independent DIY retailer
JUMBO becomes a member of A.R.E.N.A.
JUMBO becomes a shareholder of A.R.E.N.A.
Coop acquires JUMBO from Maus Frères SA
Merger of JUMBO with the Coop Building&Hobby DIY chain under the name JUMBO