Mercana opened another store around here: It is the 80th in Portugal

A Mercadona opened a new store in Portugal on Thursday. It is 80th in national territory and is located in Faro, Algarve. 

“ Mercadona, a supermarket company, opened today [Thursday] its first store in Faro, located on Tito Olívio Street, number 437. This opening, the second in the Algarve, represents an important step in the expansion of the brand in Portugal, which continues to strengthen its presence with its “Chiefs” (clients)”, can be read in a statement sent to the News to Minutes. 

This new area, it refers to, “has a team of 100 workers with stable, quality and endless contracts, from day one, it has required an investment of more than EUR 15 million in its construction”.

“To mark the opening of this new store, were present the President and Vice-President of the Municipality of Faro, António Miguel Pina and Valentina Calixto, and the President of the Union of Freguesias of Faro, Paula Matias, who, accompanied by executive members, carried out an institutional visit to the facilities of this new space”, can be read in the published note. 

António Miguel Pina, mayor of Faro, states, quoted in the same statement, that “it is another factor of competition and brings an offer of own products that is recognized by customers for quality. From this point of view, it is always in favour of opening Mercadona here in Faro”.

Sofia Fonseca, Director of External Relations Centro e Sul de Portugal da Mercadona, also mentioned in the same note that “the opening of Faro store, the second in the region, represents another milestone for Mercadona in Portugal. This new surface allows us to continue to approach our “Chiefs” (clients) and strengthen our connection to the Algarve. This space is also an investment in the territory and people, with the creation of value and 100 stable and quality jobs”.

The Spanish brand explains that the “new supermarket presents the “Shop 9” model that the company is implementing and that includes a comprehensive reorganization of space”.

“ The store evolves from a model organized by business areas to a process organization. In this way, the supermarket chain takes another step in optimizing the purchase experience, making it more agile and simple, thanks to a more intuitive assortment organization. In addition, this model facilitates the work of the teams by reducing movement during product replacement and by improving coordination between the different elements of the team”, is also mentioned.

It further states that it has “180 parking spaces, including two for charging electric vehicles, meeting the company’s commitment to electrical mobility. In addition, and for greater convenience, “Chiefs” can also find a parking area for scooters and bicycles”.

“ In this store there are still 420 solar panels. By generating renewable energy of photovoltaic origin in the store covers, for self-consumption, the company improves environmental behavior and saves about 20% of electricity annually”, it can still be read.