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Sustainability Report 2021 Vivara

Geographical presence We are present in all regions across Brazil, and more than 99% of our points of sale are located in shop- ping malls, offering us a competitive advantage in terms of ramp-up time of our points of sale and safe- ty for our customers and products. Additionally, we have three distribution centers based in the south- ern region of the city of São Paulo and in the cities of Embu das Artes and Diadema (SP). We serve all Brazilian cities through e-commerce. 26 kiosks 1 229 Vivara stores FACTORY IN MANAUS 33 Life by Vivara stores 288 points of sale 102-4 | 102-6 In 2021, we expanded our physical and digital pres- ence by opening 46 operations: 21 stores of the Vivara brand, 20 stores of the Life by Vivara brand and 5 kiosks. The expansion in the year was equiva- lent to 3,288 square meters of sales area, up 16.5% in relation to the previous year, in all of the country's re- gions. During this period, we closed 21 kiosks, most of which were converted into stores. 2 12 2 4 12 8 19 20 103 OFFICE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN SÃO PAULO 9 We serve all Brazilian cities through e-commerce Sustainable expansion 102-10 | 102-15 After a year of readjusting expansion plans due to the pandemic, in 2021 we were able to restore our goals and reach the desired number of new stores for the period. In total, the 46 units planned have been implemented, the majority in the second half of the year, after the full reopening of commerce. With a large Vivara presence in major centers, we searched, through a marketing study, secondary and tertiary cities with potential customers. For the Life by Vivara brand, we invested in areas where Vivara's robustness proved fertile for en- hancing this performance. As part of the commercial strategy, we have clas- sified our points of sale into three clusters and developed standard projects for the store envi- ronment, adapted to the target public, providing a customized shopping experience. Our projects are designed to be replicable, mod- ular, and nationwide, which helps not only in the implementation and cost efficiency, but also in en- suring good sustainability practices. This concern is exemplified in the choice of materials, which must be viable for acquisition and use anywhere in the country. Another concern is in developing local partners, valuing communities, encouraging reuse, and reducing transportation and time impacts. Also to increase efficiency of the projects, we im- plemented in 2021 the scale purchasing system for the new stores. With this consolidation, we optimized the performance of works, with less impact on freight, packaging, and disposal. As an energy efficiency measure, we have adopted LED lighting in all new stores and have conducted studies to continue replacing the system in exist- ing operations. Such update in technology, besides addressing efficiency aspects, aims at enhancing the spaces, through a lighting system that better displays the jewelry and promotes a sense of wel- coming. Conscious waste disposal is a condition for hiring partner engineering companies. In 2022, we want to reach cities that still do not have a physical store, and we will continue to expand to the best and largest malls in the country. Our goal is to open between 50 and 60 stores, of which 35 to 40 Life by Vivara and 15 to 20 Vivara. Also, for the year, we are investing heavily in the synergy of administrative, logistics, and technical assistance operations located in São Paulo, with their unifica- tion into a single building. This move will promote team integration and communication and increase resource efficiency. We opened 46 points of sale in 2021 and expanded our factory, by increasing the total number of employees by 21% and broadening the mix of products 16 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2021 VIVARA SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2021 VIVARA 17
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