Mercadona opened new store in Portugal: “Important step in expansion”

A Mercadona announced that it opened on Thursday its new supermarket in Pedrouços, Maia, which has a team of 64 workers with “unending contracts since the first day”, according to a statement sent to News to Minutes.

“The Mercadona opened today [Thursday] its new store in Pedrouços, reinforcing its presence in the district of Porto, where it starts to count on 28 shops in operation”, can be read.

The shop is located in the Estrada da Circumvalação, no6400, in Pedrouços, Maia, and the “opening represents an important step in the expansion of the brand in Portugal, which continues to strengthen its presence with its “Chiefs” (clients)”.

“ This new area, which has a team of 64 workers with stable, quality and endless contracts, since the first day, required an investment of more than 11 million euros in its construction”, can be read in the published note. 

Now, “to mark the opening of this new store, the Mayor of Maia, António Silva Tiago, and the President of the Board of Freguesia de Pedroulços, Hugo Salgueiro, who, accompanied by members of the executive, made an institutional visit to the facilities of this new space”.

António Silva Tiago, Mayor of Maia, said, quoted in the same note, to record “always with special interest and appreciation the investments made in our territory, especially when they generate jobs, to which I believe know, on average, better paid, and that it seeks to promote greater job stability over time, as is the case with this new Mercadona store that we are opening today in Pedrouços, creating immediately 64 new jobs. I congratulate the strategy adopted to seek to capture and retain talent and desire to the entire working community that embodies this new store, the greatest successes and personal and professional happiness”. 

In turn, Joana Ribeiro, Director of External Relations of the Porto da Mercadona District, pointed out that “the inauguration of this new store in Maia marks another milestone in the growth of Mercadona in the Porto district. This journey has been made possible thanks to the trust of our “Chiefs” (customers) and reinforces the commitment to continue to create value, employment and investment in the regions where we are present, offering a quality shopping experience and increasingly close to the needs of those who choose us daily”.

Mercadona also revealed that the “new supermarket has a sales area of 1,900 m2e, with the sections Talho, Peixaria, Charcuteria, Pastry and Bakery, Fruit and Vegetables, Perfumery, Home Care and Pets Estimate, Garrafeira and Ready to Eat with self-service and various options prepared to take or eat in the store, in an exclusive area for this purpose”.

“ This supermarket has 152 parking spaces, including two for charging electric vehicles, meeting the company's commitment to electric mobility. In addition, and for greater convenience, “Chiefs” can also find a parking area for scooters and bicycles”, read.

In addition, “there are still 408 solar panels in this store. By generating renewable energy of photovoltaic origin in store covers, for self-consumption, the company improves environmental behavior and saves about 20% of electricity annually.”.