Jumbo Owner Horst Paulmann's analysis

On Monday morning, Horst Paulmann went to Jumbo supermarkets in Santiago, which managed to open partially after the social conflict in the country.

The local section on the portal La Reina arrived with a group of collaborators. He took the microphone and, through the speakers of the establishment, congratulated the workers, with a focus on the cashiers, and thanked the consumers who were shopping at the time.

"I always love to talk and be with customers because I am at home, I always thank the staff and the people," explained the business man who founded the channel. Jumbo hypermarkets in 1976 and which now controls one of the largest retail companies in Latin America.

"Now I'm in the Jumbo del Alto Las Condes.A team arrived to prepare it for tomorrow morning," said the business man, who added, "I'm here to make our strategy of having our 200 stores tomorrow (between Jumbo and Santa Isabel) that were open today must again serve all of Chile, it's the work of my life; I'm here with customers and I'm with the country because my job is to fear that bread does not fail it is our obligation and we must fulfill our obligation: to take care of the Chileans the way they are happy, "said Diario Financiero.

During her visit to the La Reina portal, a client told her that you (the businessmen) are responsible for the situation in the country …

He also told me "why not lower prices? Sell very expensive". I said: "Madam, pleased today, you can pay all suppliers and all staff salaries, there is no problem."

He replied that he did not have any money. I said "you are going to have income from everything Cencosud, so from tomorrow morning, I expect you to eight for eight in the offices of Alto Las Condes and you worry about the Treasury and you pay what you want to staff, you sell at the prices you want for customers and you pay to suppliers, because if you do not, they will not sell. "

Then we were with her at 8 o'clock in the morning, she was going to occupy the finance department and take care of everything that Cencosud Chile receives, where 50,000 people work. She will pay 50,000 people and they will all be happy and happy because they will pay them a good salary. So, it turns out we are going to have a different Chile because there is someone who thinks about people

Paulmann changes his tone. And in a serious voice, he adds: "We think of people, we are afraid to keep a job for 50,000 Chileans, for 140,000 people in Latin America, and this with Argentina on fire, problems in Chile, with Difficulties Do you think I'm on the beach on weekends eating roasts with friends? We are with customers, we will always do it to serve them so that's in Chile hope they never miss food. "

Then he said, "May you have a great day and, hopefully, all those problems that hurt all Chileans, hopefully, we will deal with them quickly."

After that, the businessman said: "I can not go out to talk (of the situation in the country) because now I have to worry that tomorrow the 200 supermarkets are all offering essential goods for houses. "

Despite this, the president of Cencosud sent a message to the Chileans and their peers: "We are the best country in Latin America and we will continue to be it.We must be convinced that we must work for that Chile a better life, and we are the first in which we are at the side of the people.Thank you very much, it happens, I hope, a good day and a very quiet week for all Chileans. "

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