Mercadona opens new supermarket in Portugal today. It's already 74th store

A Market announced that it reaches the Moita, in the district of Setúbal, this Thursday, August 20, according to a statement released by the company. This is about 74.the supermarket of the chain in national territory.

“The Mercadona opens, on 20 August, in Rua Ana de Castro Osório no1, in the municipality of Moita, parish of Alhos Vedros, reinforcing the presence in the district of Setúbal, where will be the 7th store”, can be read in the published note. 

This new space, he explains, “has a team of 74 workers, with stable and quality jobs, with endless contracts from day one, thus contributing to the creation of local employment”.

Mercadona reveals that the new “shop will have a sales area of about 1,900 m2, with wide corridors for a comfortable shopping experience and the usual sections: Charcuterie, Fish Shop, Pastry and Bakery, Perfumery, Cutlery, Fruit and Vegetables and Ready to Eat”.

The Mercadona expansion plan

It also recalls that, “in 2026, the expansion plan of Mercadona started with the opening of the shop of the Qta. do Lambert (Lisboa), followed by the shops of Viseu and Covilhã, the first in the district of Castelo Branco, and that of the Abrunheira (Sintra)”.

In addition to these four shops already open, he adds, “until the end of the year, it is planned to arrive in three districts, Vila Real, Beja and Faro (Portimão and Faro), in addition to the openings in Amarante, Esposende, Maia, and this, in Moita (Alhos Vedros), already on the next day 20 August”.

Yogurts, pasta, bread and not only: Mercadona lowers the price of 500 products

It should also be recalled that Mercadona has lowered the price to more than 500 products in Portugal since the beginning of the year, in an attempt to “absorb the increase in costs” and reduce the impact for customers in a context with various inflationary pressures. Yoghurt, pasta, bread and hygiene products are some of the products covered by the reduction.  

Like what happened in Spain, also in Portugal Mercadona “reduced prices by about 500 references, since the beginning of 2026”, and “more than 200” occurred in April, gave the official source of the group of Spanish supermarkets to the Minute News. 

“The measure arises as an effort by the company to absorb the increase in the costs of raw materials and to support the ‘Chiefs’ [clients] in the face of the current inflationary context and reinforces the position of the company in a maximum quality set, at the best possible price, while ensuring the sustainability of the food chain,” explained the same source. 

This measure “results from continuous work of optimization of internal processes, allowing to identify efficiency gains that are translated into direct benefits to the final consumer”.

The same source reported that the price decrease, “that the customer can identify directly in the store through yellow labels, extends to a wide shopping basket that includes, for example, yogurts, pasta, bread, hygiene products, among others, with special incidence on everyday consumer products that make up the basis of the shopping cart of the Portuguese”.

Mercadona ensures that “it will continue to work to ensure that it remains a reliable option for the Portuguese” and promises “‘Always Low Prices’ based on efficiency and transparency”.

The same source reported that the price decrease, “that the customer can identify directly in the store through yellow labels, extends to a wide shopping basket that includes, for example, yogurts, pasta, bread, hygiene products, among others, with special incidence on everyday consumer products that make up the basis of the shopping cart of the Portuguese”.

Mercadona ensures that “it will continue to work to ensure that it remains a reliable option for the Portuguese” and promises “‘Always Low Prices’ based on efficiency and transparency”.