Mercadona
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Mercadona (Valencian: [meɾkaˈðɔna], Spanish: [meɾkaˈðona]) is a Spanish supermarket chain, with 1,636 stores across Spain and Portugal.
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Company type | Sociedad Anónima. Private. |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1977 |
Founder | Francisco Roig Ballester |
Headquarters | , Spain |
Number of locations | 1,636 stores (11.9.2019)[1] |
Area served | Spain, Portugal |
Key people | Juan Roig (Chairman & ceo) |
Products | Grocery |
Revenue | € 25.5 billion (US$ 28 billion) (2019) |
Total assets | 8,194,637,000 ±1000 Euro (2016) |
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Number of employees | 85,800[1] |
Website | www |
The company was founded by Francisco Roig Ballester and his wife, Trinidad Alfonso Mocholi in 1977.[2] Mercadona began as a small butchers shop in Tavernes Blanques, a village in Valencia.[3][4] Juan Roig assumed the role of CEO in 1981, and the company has since expanded nationwide.
In the 1990s, Juan Roig oversaw a series of changes across the whole company and revealed the new façade of Mercadona as a result of the competitive business landscape, which includes competitors such as Carrefour and the co-operative Eroski.