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‘The prices are incredible!’ Giddy Brit gets excited in Mercadona – but does it dominate Spain’s supermarket wars?

BRITISH TikTok influencer Jamie Dear (@thedeardiaries) thought he was just grabbing some cheap snacks on his sunny Spanish getaway – but ended up wading straight

27 May, 2025 @ 14:21

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Exclusive: Real reason why Brits’ favourite bacon disappeared from supermarket shelves in Spain – and if it will return

THE manufacturer behind one of the few bacon rasher products in Spain has revealed why it disappeared from shelves a couple of months ago. It

13 Dec, 2024 @ 15:21

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Brit panic in Spain as much-loved bacon vanishes from supermarket shelves

BRITISH expats in Spain are up in arms after being left unable to find a much-loved bacon product. Unlike the UK, bacon is not a

3 Dec, 2024 @ 14:27

Mercadona worker who was fired for eating a ‘croqueta’ destined for the trash wins legal battle in Spain

A COURT says the Mercadona supermarket chain was wrong to sack a worker who ate an out-of-date ‘croqueta’ which was going to be thrown into

18 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

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Millionaire owner of Mercadona supermarket chain donates €25m and specialist help to small businesses devastated by Valencia flood disaster

THE owner of the Valencia-based Mercadona supermarket chain will dole out up to €25 million to small businesses affected by the flood disaster. Juan Roig’s

12 Nov, 2024 @ 15:30

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Revealed: The secret codes for cruising for love in Mercadona as TikTok trend explodes – from an upside down pineapple, jingling keys and lettuce

IT’S been days since the trend of looking for love in Mercadona first began appearing online. It has now exploded into a social media craze,

30 Aug, 2024 @ 09:00

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Spain sees olive oil price war as supermarkets FINALLY lower the cost of ‘liquid gold’

AN olive oil price war has ignited in Spanish supermarkets with the Mercadona chain on Wednesday lowering the cost of a litre of the so-called

21 Aug, 2024 @ 19:00

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Spain's leading supermarket Mercadona continues to win more customers leaving its rivals floundering|

Consumers in Spain despair as supermarket Mercadona removes this popular product from its shelves indefinitely: ‘Stop playing with my emotions, I’m devastated’

SPANISH supermarket chain Mercadona has had to respond to concerned customers on social media, after they realised that one of their favourite products had disappeared

9 Jul, 2024 @ 11:07

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Mercadona reveals its summer hours: This is when Spain’s favourite supermarket will open until 10pm and on Sundays

MERCADONA, everyone’s favourite Spanish supermarket, has announced new summer hours that will expand access to visitors and locals alike. The Spanish grocery giant now under

8 Jun, 2024 @ 17:34

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Mercadona is told to remove a popular food item from its shelves: Healthy alternative’s listed ingredients are ‘incorrect’, says watchdog

SPAIN’S Facua consumer watchdog has filed a complaint against supermarket chain Mercadona for false advertising, after it put on sale some tortillas that did not

3 May, 2024 @ 11:01

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Mercadona’s new biscuits which resemble a hugely popular Australian treat go viral – as TikToker reveals ‘trick’ to eating them

SPANISH TikTokers are going wild over Mercadona’s imitation of Tim Tams, the beloved Australian biscuits known for their unique eating method: the Tim Tam Slam.

26 Feb, 2024 @ 08:08

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Save hundreds on perfumes in Spain: These are the Mercadona ‘clones’ of big name brands starting from just €2.35

DESIGNER perfumes are alluring but expensive. Fortunately, supermarket chain Mercadona carries a line of budget perfumes, many of which imitate designer scents. At least, this

15 Feb, 2024 @ 08:13

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Spain's annual inflation rate falls to 2.2% with food price rises slowing further

Food-flation in Spain: How shoppers are turning to supermarket own brands to keep their costs down – as Carrefour reduces prices on 500 of its products

SHOPPERS in Spain spent €117 billion last year on basic foods and goods with more of them turning to supermarket ‘own’ brands. Mercadona, Lidl, and

25 Jan, 2024 @ 17:00

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WATCH: American expat in Spain is shocked by how much he can buy with $20 in Mercadona

REGULAR users of video-sharing social network TikTok in Spain will no doubt have been served videos this year of American residents of Spain running down

26 Dec, 2023 @ 12:45

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‘Finally!’: Mercadona fans in Spain are very excited by the supermarket’s latest gluten-free products

MERCADONA has set social media alight with its latest food offering. It comes after the supermarket giant announced this week that it is expanding its

6 Dec, 2023 @ 11:45

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Need a job? Mercadona is looking for workers across the country with salaries of up to €78,000

MERCADONA is looking for new workers across the country ahead of the Christmas season. The supermarket giant is hugely popular among jobseekers thanks to its

18 Nov, 2023 @ 10:04

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The runaway cost of Spain’s ‘liquid gold’: Extra virgin olive oil prices rise as much as 75% in just a month

WIDESPREAD drought in Spain this year continues to wreak havoc with the price of olive oil, as poor harvests push the cost of the ‘liquid

5 Oct, 2023 @ 15:00

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Watch: This Mercadona wine for less than €2 is flying off the shelves across Spain

From today, Spain’s popular Mercadona supermarket chain switches its opening times

IN ANOTHER depressing sign that the summer is coming to a close, Spain’s popular Mercadona chain of supermarkets will from today be changing its opening

28 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

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Sales of Spain's famous sparkling wine suffer due to drought-hit vineyards and inflation

TOP FIZZERS as Spain’s best bargain supermarket cavas are revealed for seasonal quaffing

IF you are doing some last minute shopping this Christmas Eve, then shoving in a few bottles of good quality cava into your trolley certainly

24 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

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Spain allows rationing at supermarkets to stop stockpiling amid Ukraine war shortages

SPAIN has given temporary authorisation to supermarkets to limit the sale of certain products amid shortages caused by the war in Ukraine and compounded by

31 Mar, 2022 @ 18:30

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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,

15 Mar, 2022 @ 13:48

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Another Spanish supermarket chain falls as Spain's supermarket wars heat up

Nationwide survey reveals ‘most-valued’ and cheapest supermarkets in Spain

HIPERCOR owned by department store chain El Corte Ingles has been ranked as Spain’s ‘most-valued’ national supermarket retailer. The verdict comes in a customer survey

7 Mar, 2022 @ 14:21

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Supermarket sweep: How prices compare on a weekly shop in Spain?

Sizing up the best choice for our weekly shop is a tedious exercise that never seems to pass its sell-by-date. But there’s more to it

10 Dec, 2021 @ 18:00

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Mercadona supermarkets in Spain to pay staff an inflation-matching wage increase

THE Mercadona supermarket chain is set to give its entire workforce a 5% pay rise on January 1. Spain’s biggest private company is the first

9 Dec, 2021 @ 16:15

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Mercadona gets €2.5 million fine for installing facial-recognition cameras in their supermarkets in Spain

MERCADONA has been fined €2.5 million by Spain’s data protection agency over a ‘facial recognition’ system trial. The aim was to spot supermarket customers that

23 Jul, 2021 @ 12:02

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Technology·Valencian Community

Spain's leading supermarket chain seals five-year staff wage deal with unions

Spain’s Mercadona supermarkets announce 17% profit rise despite spending €200 million on COVID safety measures

SUPERMARKET chain Mercadona has announced profits of €727 million for 2020, a 17% rise on the previous year. The Valencian-based national retailer unveiled the figure

20 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

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