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Thief targets distracted supermarket shoppers in Spain's Alicante area

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

12 Mar, 2024 @ 14:46

Lead·National News·Other News

Photos of olive oil on the shelves of a Sevilla supermarket

WATCH: Supermarket in southern Spain places PHOTOS of olive oil bottles on its shelves amid surging prices and fears of robberies

A USER of the social network TikTok has shared a startling discovery while visiting a supermarket in the southern Spanish city of Sevilla. Instead of

24 Jan, 2024 @ 09:59

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Spain announces supermarket payment cards for vulnerable families so they ‘don’t have to go to food banks’

THE Spanish government announced on Tuesday that it is introducing supermarket payment cards for vulnerable families so that they ‘don’t have to wait in line

23 Jan, 2024 @ 14:18

Lead·Politics

Retailer Carrefour in Spain steps up solar panel installations at its stores

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

5 Jan, 2024 @ 11:51

Business & Finance·Lead

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

Which supermarkets are open in Spain today? All you need to know about January 1 opening hours

NEW Year can be a tricky time for shopping in Spain, especially if you’re nursing a soar head from last night’s celebrations. Below is all

1 Jan, 2024 @ 11:01

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Mercadona to enjoy a record year with more than €30bn in sales predicted

MERCADONA is enjoying rapid growth in Spain, while the rest of the supermarket sector is stagnating- according to figures published by online portal El Economista.

7 Nov, 2023 @ 11:20

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

HANDS OFF: Spanish supermarkets putting electronic tags on OLIVE OIL as shoplifting surges

SPANISH supermarkets are putting electronic tags on products such as olive oil in bid to ward off shoplifters as the cost-of-living crisis bites. They have

19 Sep, 2023 @ 14:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

HANDS UP: Price of olive oil in Spain more than doubles in two years as supermarkets are accused of ‘speculation’

OLIVE oil prices continue on the rise as a bottle of Spain’s signature product is today 114.8% more expensive than it was in March 2021.

12 Sep, 2023 @ 16:22

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead

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

Business & Finance·Lead

Food inflation remains at over 15% in Spain despite January tax cut

Food in Spain is over 10% more expensive than a year ago despite the country’s low inflation compared to other eurozone countries

FOOD and soft drinks in Spain are 10.8% more expensive than a year ago, according to the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE). Despite Spain

11 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Economy·Lead

ALERT: Five people suffering from food poisoning after eating Spanish tortilla of well-known brand

FIVE people have suffered from food poisoning after eating a Spanish tortilla from a famous brand. Palacios, a famous company that makes pre-cooked tortillas, has

21 Jul, 2023 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Health·Lead

Spanish supermarkets are NOT profiteering at the expense of households in Spain, according to new government report

THE debate on whether supermarkets in Spain are profiteering took a new turn after a government report blamed the problem on factors beyond Spanish borders.

9 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Mercadona Photo By Carloss Wikipedia Commons

Mercadona to lower the price of 500 products until the end of the year

Mercadona has decided to slash the prices of 500 daily products from this April until the end of the year. The Spanish supermarket giant intends

13 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead

Supermarkets and Valencia government in Spain set to offer discount voucher for low-income households

Discount supermarket voucher for low-income households set for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE Valencian government and large regional supermarkets have agreed- in principle-to offer a shopping discount voucher to low-income households. Further talks are planned next week

12 Mar, 2023 @ 09:15

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

Feeding the masses: Spain’s food price crisis

FIRST the good news: In Spain, at least, we can still find the food we want to buy. Over in the UK, a shortage of

4 Mar, 2023 @ 10:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Supermarket strike is announced in Spain over the crucial Christmas period

Supermarkets in Spain in last minute rush to change tills and price labels ahead of lower food taxes

FOOD retailers in Spain have welcomed Tuesday’s government decision to cut IVA rates on basic products from January 1, but have warned of frantic last-minute

29 Dec, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·National News

Supermarkets in Food shopping basket purchases drop by 9% over a year in Spain

Quieter check outs as food purchases drop by 9% over a year in Spain

FOOD shoppers in Spain are cutting down on purchases due to the rising cost of produce. Figures from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food

26 Dec, 2022 @ 17:45

Lead·National News

Woman steals identity of a dead baby before embarking on 10-year criminal career as head of a mafia on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Criminal gang in Spain charged up to €20,000 for Pakistani nationals to travel from Bosnia

EIGHT people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for illegally bringing Pakistani nationals into Spain and charging between €12,000 and €20,000 per person for

22 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Alicante·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Lidl will open 30 new stores in Spain in 2024 after surpassing €6bn in sales this year

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

21 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Business & Finance·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Supermarkets in Spain will have to sell cut-price ‘ugly’ fruit and veg to reduce food waste

SUPERMARKETS will be ordered to sell ‘out-of-shape’ fruit and vegetables to cut down on food waste. The move is part of a new food waste

7 Jun, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·National News·Premium

Spain’s annual food shopping bill predicted to rise by average of €200 this year

ANNUAL food shopping basket costs are expected to rise by €200 in Spain this year according to the latest Allianz European Food Inflation report. The

25 May, 2022 @ 16:30

Lead·National News·Premium

supermarket Photo by Viki Mohamad / Unsplash

Supermarkets hit by shortage as Spain’s truck driver strike continues

SUPERMARKETS across Spain are reporting shortages of some products as the strike by truck drivers continues. Fresh products such as fruit and vegetables, fish and

18 Mar, 2022 @ 17:15

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

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

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

7 Mar, 2022 @ 14:21

Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead·Valencian Community

Dia Supermarkets In Spain Not Worried By Russian Oligarch Owner Getting Onto Eu Blacklist

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 invasion

1 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·European Union·Madrid

Shop cashiers threatened by distinctive knife during robbery spree on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A violent robber who used a large knife to threaten cashiers at Alicante area shops has been arrested in a joint Guardia Civil and Policia

1 Feb, 2022 @ 12:29

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead