▁it ▁decided ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁operate ▁within ▁another ▁n iche ▁market , ▁made ▁up ▁by ▁customers ▁from ▁classes ▁A ▁and ▁B , ▁so ▁the ▁company ▁launched ▁a ▁new ▁brand , ▁Mart ▁Plus . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁a ▁new ▁share hold ers ▁group , ▁named ▁W R V ▁Em pre end iment os , ▁joined ▁the ▁family ▁that ▁origin ated ▁the ▁group . ▁D MA ▁Dist rib uid ora ▁Inc . ▁became ▁a ▁stock ▁corpor ation . ▁With ▁the ▁new ▁entrepr ene urs , ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁found ▁a ▁new ▁dynamic , ▁passing ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁place ▁to ▁ 6 th ▁place ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ranking ▁of ▁A BR AS ▁– ▁Brazil ian ▁Super mark ets ▁Association . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁network , ▁then ▁operating ▁only ▁in ▁Min as ▁G era is , ▁started ▁its ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Esp í rito ▁Santo ▁market . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Vi ab ras il , ▁a ▁compact ▁hyper market ▁network , ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁D MA . ▁ ▁Currently , ▁D MA ▁Dist rib uid ora ▁Inc . ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁food ▁ret ail ▁company ▁in ▁Min as ▁G era is ▁and ▁Esp í rito ▁Santo ▁states , ▁both ▁in ▁number ▁of ▁sh ops ▁and ▁amount ▁of ▁sales ▁in vo ices . ▁ ▁As ▁for ▁ret ail ▁companies , ▁D MA ▁Dist rib uid ora ▁is ▁among