Tag: retail
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,...
Spanish retail giant Inditex closes 502 stores in Russia over Ukraine invasion
THE Spanish fashion giant Inditex has announced that it is closing its 502 stores in Russia in protest at Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Galician...
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...
Struggling Dia supermarket chain in Spain unfazed by EU blacklist of Russian oligarch owner
SPAIN'S Dia supermarket chain says its business as usual despite its key figure getting onto an EU Russian oligarch blacklist in wake of the...
Costa Blanca shoemaker famous for coloured trainers opens its own shops in Spain
ELCHE footwear manufacturer, Hoff, has opened its second branded store in Spain in Palma de Mallorca.
Since it started in 2016, Hoff has sold over...
Family business as Marta Ortega takes control of Spain’s Inditex fashion empire
MARTA Ortega, the daughter of the founder of Spanish fashion retailer, Inditex, will become the company's chairwoman next April.
Ortega, 37, will replace Pablo Isla,...
Carrefour hypermarket chain hits landmark of 1,000 ‘Express’ stores across Spain
CARREFOUR Spain has hit the milestone of opening 1,000 Express stores, with over a hundred new outlets launched so far this year.
The company has...
Entrepreneurs and artisans encouraged to attend open market event on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ENTREPRENEURS of the Costa Blanca can promote their skills at a major Elche retail outlet next month.
L’Aljub Shopping Centre is hosting the “Oasis Market...
EROSKI supermarket chain benefits from last year’s pandemic lockdown in Spain
EROSKI supermarkets have seen a big pandemic boost of a 30% rise in operating income which hit €252 million last year.
The company's sales rose...
Major European retailer arrives on the Costa Blanca to open its first PEPCO store in Spain
SPAIN is to get its first PEPCO store next week with the opening of a branch on the Costa Blanca.
They plan to open 400...
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...
Petrol prices in Spain register highest decrease in four years, but food prices continue to rise
PETROL prices in Spain have dropped by 1% in May, but food prices continue to rise.
British supermarket Tesco to open MORE stores in Spain
The Herefordshire-based supermarket chain is being dubbed the ‘British Mercadona’ by retail insiders
Retail figures fall in Spain for first time in three years following Catalunya crisis
SPANISH retail sales fell for the first time in over three years in October, with sales in Catalonia dropping sharply after its independence referendum.
The...
El Corte Ingles creates new ‘Biosphere’ outlets for organic produce in Malaga and Marbella
These will follow the first Valencia store
Spain’s service sector sees fastest growth in eight years
The Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of the country’s service companies grew by 4 points in April, up to 60.3
Tourists visiting Spain make more than half of all purchases on clothes
A massive 59% of all purchases made by tourists visiting Spain’s shores are made in retail stores
Spain’s prices for December fall at sharpest rate for six years
And shoppers are clearly taking advantage
Zara apologises for anti-Semitic clothing line
Fashion retailer Zara has apologised after releasing a child's outfit which resembled a holocaust uniform
Brits should shop in Spain
Sterling is bouncing back meaning serious savings for British shoppers in Spain
Primark confirms commitment to Spain
Despite closing two stores, the retailer plans expansion during 2014
Carrefour in Spanish sales boost
Spanish sales returned to positive territory for the first time since 2008
Malaga’s parents are big Christmas spenders
Just under half spent up to €500 on their children
Spanish retailers expect Christmas jobs boom
Majority of new contracts will be offered to under 30s
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