Spain’s fashion giant Inditex- owners of Zara- reports record profits in 2023
FASHION chain Inditex- owners of branded stores like Zara- reported record profits last year. The Spanish company achieved a net profit of €5.3 billion- up
Mercadona breaks all-time record as profits soar past €1 BILLION following expansions in Spain, Portugal and online
SPAIN’S biggest supermarket chain, Mercadona, recorded a record net profit of just over €1 billion last year- up 40% on the 2022 total. Sales grew
Popular shopping centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca reports record visitors and announces improvements
A REVAMPED cinema and three new restaurants are some of the improvements promised this year for Elche’s L’Aljub Shopping Centre. Around seven million people visited
H&M to close a QUARTER of its stores in Spain
FASHION retailer H&M has announced plans on Friday to close more than a quarter of its shops in Spain. The Swedish-owned business says up to
Aldi is expanding across Spain: Budget supermarket announces 50 new store openings this year
GERMAN discount supermarket chain Aldi says it plans to open nearly 50 new stores in Spain this year. To back its expansion, the retailer will
Pictured: Stunning eco-friendly ‘mega market’ coming to Spain’s Costa del Sol following a €12million investment
CONSTRUCTION of Fuengirola’s new Mercacentro will start on January 22 at a cost of over €12 million. The project has been funded by a surplus
Carrefour announces it will stop selling all PepsiCo products in Spain – this is why
FRENCH supermarket giant Carrefour has announced that it is to pull all PepsiCo products from its stores in Spain, France, Italy and Belgium, for one
When are the January sales in Spain and which stores are taking part?
THE JANUARY sales start this weekend heralded by Saturday’s Three Kings holiday, but some retailers have already commenced their New Year campaigns. The traditional first
Biggest supermarket chain in Spain seals five-year staff wage deal
SPAIN’S biggest supermarket chain Mercadona has struck a deal with unions to increase salaries by up to 6% per year through to 2028. The five-year-deal
Spain’s favourite Christmas toys revealed as sales are set to rise by 2%
DOLLS are proving once again to be favourite toy during the Christmas sales period with a 2% annual rise in toy purchases predicted by the
Supermarket strike is announced in Spain over the crucial Christmas period
SUPERMARKET and grocery shop workers in the Madrid area are set to strike over Christmas over wage rise demands. The UGT trade union has announced
Lidl will open 30 new stores in Spain in 2024 after surpassing €6bn in sales this year
LIDL has announced plans to open 30 new stores in Spain next year, taking its count to over 700 outlets. The aim of the German
Pret A Manger lands in Spain! Coffee shop chain loved in Britain to open 70 stores across the Iberian Peninsula
THE BRITISH sandwich and organic coffee retailer Pret A Manger is to open its first Spanish outlet at Barcelona Airport. Pret- founded more than 30
Major retailer in Spain- El Corte Ingles Group- reports massive rise in net profits
SPAIN’S El Corte Ingles Group closed the 2022 financial year with global revenues of €15.3 billion- up 22.5% compared to the previous year with net
Colombian cafe chain opening ‘flagship’ store in Madrid with more outlets coming to Spain
COLOMBIAN cafe chain Juan Valdez will be opening a ‘flagship’ shop in Madrid as part of its plans to open over 100 outlets across Spain
Spain’s fashion giant Inditex owner of brands like Zara announces record profits
SPAIN’S Inditex- the world’s biggest fashion retailer- posted a 27% rise in net profits last year as sales exceeded pre-pandemic levels. Net income soared to
Mercadona supermarkets in Spain spending €60 million on solar panels for stores
THE Mercadona supermarket chain is to spend €60 million on installing solar roof panels at its stores in Spain this year. Renewable energy currently powers
Unions say Zara owner Inditex has agreed big wage increase for shop workers in Spain
SPAIN’S leading fashion group Inditex has struck a deal with two unions which will see salaries of store workers rise by an average of 20%.
Spain’s Dia supermarkets hook up with Just Eat for home grocery deliveries
SPAIN’S Dia supermarket chain has gone into partnership with Just Eat to deliver its grocery and convenience goods to homes. The initiative will initially see
Mercadona supermarket chain in Spain announces staff wage rise in line with inflation
STAFF working for Mercadona supermarkets in Spain will get a 5.8% salary increase- in line with inflation- this January. Workers got a 6.5% inflation-matching rise
Primark to spend €100 million on eight new stores and refurbishments in Spain
FASHION retailer Primark has announced €100 million plans to open eight new stores and refurbish existing outlets in Spain. 1,000 new employees will be added
Spain’s clothes stores cutting back on big Black Friday bargains as purchases fall and costs rise
CLOTHES sales in Spain went up by 4.2% in October compared to a year earlier but that was close to half of September’s rise. Fashion
Alcampo supermarket chain buys 235 stores and warehouse from struggling DIA in Spain
FRENCH retailer Auchan says its Spanish subsidiary Alcampo will buy 235 supermarkets and a warehouse from the struggling DIA group Subject to clearances from competition
Lidl supermarkets announces €25 million expansion plans in Spain’s Valencia region
LIDL supermarkets will open eight new stores in the Valencian Community over the next 18 months. The retailer says that adds up to an investment
Spanish fashion retailer Inditex known for brands like Zara and Bershka says prices will rise by 2%
SPANISH fashion giant Inditex says prices will go up by 2% across its domestic stores this spring and summer due to inflation. Inditex, who are
Spanish supermarket giant Mercadona criticises panic-buyers and hoarders following sunflower oil clampdown
MAJOR Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona has appealed to customers to stop panic-buying and hoarding. Reporting a €47 million fall in profits last year, Mercadona president,