Mercadona opens a supermarket in the city of Aveiro this Tuesday, June 16th, more specifically on Avenida Europa, in the parish of Aradas.
With this store, the company thus begins its planned openings in Portugal for 2020, bringing its total to 11 supermarkets in the districts of Porto, Aveiro, and Braga.
In 2019, Mercadona had already entered the Aveiro district with the opening of stores in Ovar and São João da Madeira. Now, it continues its expansion plan with a new store that has created approximately 60 jobs, with permanent contracts from day one, contributing to local employment. By the end of the year, the company plans to open two more stores in the Aveiro district.
José Ribau Esteves, Mayor of Aveiro, emphasizes that “ the opening of the first Mercadona store in Aveiro represents another significant private investment, demonstrating the municipality's capacity to create jobs and increase local wealth. This new commercial space has also made a very important contribution to the growth and improvement of the city's urban area, which we continue to develop, seeking to provide increasingly better conditions for the establishment of new businesses in the municipality. We are pleased to have Mercadona in Aveiro, in what is a continuous process of growth and improvement in the quality of life of our fellow citizens, in which we are very committed .”
This supermarket adheres to the efficient store model that Mercadona is implementing throughout its network and has a sales area of 1.900 square meters and 175 parking spaces, with opening hours from 9 am to 21 pm, Monday to Sunday. This store model also stands out for its ready-to-eat options, which in Portugal offer 41 freshly cooked dishes to take home or eat in the store itself, in a dedicated dining area.
Inês Santos, Regional Director of External Relations for Central and Southern Portugal, states that, “ from today, Aveiro has a new supermarket where people can do their daily shopping with confidence, discovering our recommended products and own brands, which always guarantee the best quality at competitive prices. This is the first Mercadona supermarket in the city and we will open a second store later this year, because we know that Aveiro is a large, dynamic and promising municipality, where people seek novelty and quality. The 'Bosses' who visit us will also find a series of hygiene measures necessary to guarantee the protection and safety of everyone, in this exceptional phase we are going through .”
The next Mercadona store opening in Portugal is scheduled for June 25th, in Santo Tirso.
Store features
The new store is characterized by its wide aisles, a double-glazed entrance to prevent drafts, dedicated sections for fresh milk and chilled juices, a sushi counter, a delicatessen with freshly sliced and packaged Iberian ham, a central island in the perfumery section for makeup, and a machine for freshly squeezed orange juice.
This Mercadona store model also aims to make shopping easier for customers, through wide aisles of fruits and vegetables and two models of ergonomic and lightweight shopping carts that do not require coins.
