Mercadona has detailed a €150 million Portuguese investment that opens twelve new stores in 2026, drops the brand into the Algarve and Beja districts for the first time and takes the chain's national footprint to 81 outlets covering 16 of 18 mainland districts.
Sonae net income rises 11% in Q1 2026; Continente turnover crosses €1.7 billion through March on Easter calendar and promotional lift. Sierra's Crédito Agrícola joint vehicle takes 40% of ArrábidaShopping and GaiaShopping in Vila Nova de Gaia.
Jerónimo Martins confirmed on 18 May that all 18 Hussel chocolate stores closed by 27 April, with 8 of 60 permanent staff moving to Pingo Doce. The wind-down follows the 2024 bankruptcy of German parent Hussel GmbH, a €893,000 net loss at the Portuguese subsidiary and the cocoa-price bull cycle.
Sonae's Nordic pet-care subsidiary Musti acquired Norway's Petco Retail AS on Tuesday 13 May, taking the Helsinki-based champion into its fourth Nordic country. Portugal's ZU chain — 68 stores and €8.4M in quarterly sales — stays on a separate perimeter inside Sonae MC.
Sonae's 2025 international sales reached €2.3 billion (+45% YoY), offshore revenue past 20% of the group for the first time. The Maia holding added 74 net stores abroad to reach 1,070, lifted consolidated revenue 14.2% to €11.4 billion and printed €247M of attributable net profit.
Worldpanel by Numerator — the former Kantar Portugal panel that tracks roughly four thousand Portuguese households against a barcode register — has just dropped its Q1 2026 distribution print, and the headline shifts a six-year market-share story....
The Portuguese household grocery bill is now €486 a year heavier than it was in 2019, according to the Worldpanel by Numerator panel of 4,000 Continental Portugal households commissioned by Centromarca, the country's branded-goods association. The...
