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Rua de Santa Catarina, Porto's main pedestrian shopping street, with azulejo-tiled facades and shoppers

Primark Presses Ahead With Its Portugal Expansion, Opening Two More Stores Next Month

Primark will open two more Portuguese stores next month as part of a €45 million plan to add outlets and create some 300 jobs — including its first street-front shop in Portugal, on Porto's Rua de Santa Catarina.

The Portugal Brief 11 Aug 2026

A bottle of Portuguese Mateus Rose wine against a pale background

A Competition Court Throws Out €5.5 Million in Price-Fixing Fines From the Long-Running Sogrape Supermarket Case

A Portuguese court has annulled €5.5 million in price-fixing fines tied to the long-running Sogrape case, in which the Competition Authority penalised five supermarket chains and the supplier over an alleged 'hub-and-spoke' scheme. Regulators can still appeal.

The Portugal Brief 11 Aug 2026

The Lisbon Parque das Nacoes skyline at sunset, with the twin Sao Gabriel and Sao Rafael towers reflected in the water

Portugal's Aptoide Returns to Google Play in the US, a Decade After Google Pushed It Out

Lisbon's Aptoide said its games store returned to Google Play in the US on Monday — the first major rival Android store distributed through Google's own marketplace — more than a decade after Google pushed it out, a shift powered by the EU's Digital Markets Act.

The Portugal Brief 11 Aug 2026

A Pingo Doce supermarket storefront in Portugal, owned by Jerónimo Martins, with its green-and-white pylon sign

Jerónimo Martins Shutters About 200 Ara Stores in Colombia After a Deadly Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake

Jerónimo Martins, owner of Pingo Doce, said around 200 of its Ara supermarkets in Colombia closed after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake killed well over 100 people. Ara is now a major part of the Lisbon-listed group, with more than 1,500 stores and €3.2 billion in 2025 sales.

The Portugal Brief 11 Aug 2026

FBI Names a Portuguese Company in an Alleged Helicopter-Parts Network Bound for Iran

FBI Names a Portuguese Company in an Alleged Helicopter-Parts Network Bound for Iran

US investigators have identified Business United Unipessoal Lda. as an alleged intermediary in a helicopter-engine sale to Iran. Miguel Frasquilho, a company once linked to him, denies any involvement.

The Portugal Brief 10 Aug 2026

A CP Alfa Pendular high-speed tilting train at Lisboa Oriente station beneath its distinctive tree-like steel canopy

Only Alstom and Talgo Remain in the Race to Supply Portugal's First High-Speed Trains

Only France's Alstom and Spain's Talgo cleared pre-qualification in CP's tender for Portugal's first 12 high-speed trains, worth an estimated €584 million — even as questions grow over whether the Lisbon–Porto line will be ready to run them at full speed.

The Portugal Brief 10 Aug 2026

The ornate carved-wood gallery and vaulted ceiling of the historic Livraria Lello bookshop in Porto, Portugal, with bookshelves lining the upper level

Telegram and WhatsApp Book-Sharing Groups Drain More Than €75 Million a Year From Portugal's Publishers

Private Telegram and WhatsApp groups circulate scanned books, textbooks and audiobooks free of charge, and APEL now puts the annual loss to Portugal's publishers at more than €75 million — a figure it says a new 2026 study will likely push higher.

The Portugal Brief 09 Aug 2026

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