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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. The biscuits are also sold in the

26 Feb, 2024 @ 08:08

Food & Drink·Other News

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 is what Spanish blogger and influencer Cristina

15 Feb, 2024 @ 08:13

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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 Consum were the main beneficiaries of the

25 Jan, 2024 @ 17:00

Economy·Lead·National News·Other News

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 the differences between supermarkets in their home

26 Dec, 2023 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Lead

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

‘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 gluten-free stock to include a very popular

6 Dec, 2023 @ 11:45

Food & Drink·Lead

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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 generous salaries, which begin at over €1,500

18 Nov, 2023 @ 10:04

Lead·National News

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 gold’ up for consumers. A new study

5 Oct, 2023 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Thief targets distracted supermarket shoppers in Spain's Alicante area

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 times. As its summer campaign comes to

28 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead

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 would be a good idea. The fizzy

24 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

Food & Drink·Lead

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 a trucker strike. Milk and sunflower oil

31 Mar, 2022 @ 18:30

Lead·National News·Ukraine

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, Juan Roig, sought to calm consumers on

15 Mar, 2022 @ 13:48

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

From suntan lotions to condoms; most stolen products in Spain during the summer

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 compiled by the OCU consumer organisation. Catalunya

7 Mar, 2022 @ 14:21

Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead·Valencian Community

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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 than purely shaving the odd cent off

10 Dec, 2021 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Must Read·National News

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 major firm to guarantee its staff of

9 Dec, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

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 had restraining orders issued against them for

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 today(April 20). It said that the profits

20 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Business & Finance

Expert predicts new Aldi-Lidl price war in fresh challenge to Mercadona’s place as Spain’s leading supermarket

A fresh supermarket price war between Aldi and Lidl has been predicted by one of Spain’s major retail market research analysts. Florencio Garcia from Kantar España believes that increased demand from consumers

17 Feb, 2021 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead

Top Supermarket Chain Gets Restraining Order On Serial Stealer On Spain S Costa Blanca

CEREAL THIEF: Top supermarket chain gets restraining order against prolific shoplifter on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN who travelled around the Costa Blanca stealing items from Mercadona has been barred from the supermarket giant. An Elche judge backed Mercadona’s request for a restraining order against the 46-year-old

15 Dec, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Food alert for Salmonella in batch of paprika sold in Mercadona supermarkets throughout Spain

MERCADONA has recalled a batch of paprika from the brand Vera Hacendado after detecting the presence of Salmonella. The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has alerted of the presence

9 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Lead·Other News

COVID-19: Mercadona launches four-day week for staff in bid to reduce their contact with customers while Spain’s coronavirus crisis lasts

MERCADONA has launched a four-day week as an ‘exceptional measure’ to protect staff from coronavirus. In echoes of Jeremy Corbyn’s 2019 general election campaign, staff at the supermarket chain will work for

6 May, 2020 @ 10:37

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Mercadona sees profits drop 95% in March during Spain’s COVID-19 crisis

MERCADONA has recorded losses of nearly 95% in March, it claims are due the coronavirus crisis. The supermarket giant insists the slump is due to a 25% increase in costs, including for

22 Apr, 2020 @ 18:10

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain’s Mercadona reinforces food donations to help combat critical situation triggered by COVID-19

Mercadona collaborates with over 210 soup kitchens and 60 food banks and other social entities throughout Spain and Portugal.

31 Mar, 2020 @ 11:27

Health·Lead·Other News

Mercadona to introduce further safety measures as coronavirus pandemic progresses

This comes as the coronavirus pandemic progresses and the number of those infected continues to rise

22 Mar, 2020 @ 11:04

Lead

MUST READ: Mercadona announces strict shopping rules and security measures amid coronavirus ‘panic buying’ in Spain

MERCADONA has announced that it will be bringing in new security protocols to cope with a rise in panic buying over the coronavirus pandemic. It comes after scenes of hysteria from its

15 Mar, 2020 @ 23:17

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Panic buyers clear Costa Blanca supermarket minutes after opening as coronavirus lockdown grips Spain

Waiting for Supermarket to open in Javea, Costa Blanca at 9am, already some shelves were empty including pasta, toilet rolls and wipes. Ambulance awaits outside and cars banging into each other in

14 Mar, 2020 @ 10:42

Costa Blanca·Lead

REVEALED: The 29 Mercadona perfumes and colognes which smell like your designer favourites for €10 or less

WE all like to smell good but sometimes the designer perfumes and colognes we love just cost too much. Well, we’re not alone, it seems, as Youtubers and beauty influencers have been

3 Jan, 2020 @ 10:00

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