JerĂłnimo Martins offers paid internships
Supermarket group JerĂłnimo Martins – owner of the Pingo Doce chain – is offering university students paid summer “internships”. Candidates must have completed a full-year of university, be fluent in
Supermarkets “get creative” to offer something other than heavily-taxed plastic bags
With the new green-taxes due to send the price of plastic bags soaring within the next three weeks, supermarkets all over Portugal are getting creative, and starting to offer low-priced
Police stoned
An angry mob is reported to have started throwing stones at police as agents moved in on two men in the process of raiding a Pingo Doce supermarket, in Chelas,
Pingo Doce lifts “under €20” bank card ban
Pingo Doce is again allowing its customers to pay for their purchases under €20 by bank card. The decision was made official on January 2, shortly after the European Union
Continente Model opens in Quarteira
Portugal’s largest retail group Sonae opened a Continente Modelo supermarket last week (November 13) on Quarteira’s Avenida de Ceuta. According to Sonae, this new 2,700sqm outlet cost €12 million and
Fábrica do Inglês supermarket project opposed by Silves council
A €3.5 million project to turn Silves landmark Fábrica do Inglês into an Aldi supermarket has hit the skids as the town council is united in its opposition. This is
Supermarkets expand with small investors
Partnerships between Portugal’s main supermarket chains and small independent investors are becoming more and more common. So says a report by SOL newspaper, which spoke with a source of the
Jumbo elected Portugal’s “cheapest supermarket”
Jumbo is Portugal’s cheapest supermarket, according to a recent study by consumer watchdog DECO. The association analysed 43,000 prices in 472 supermarkets across the country. To find the cheapest, 83
Pingo Doce seeks partners for new outlets
Portuguese supermarket chain Pingo Doce is seeking people keen to become partners in outlets away from urban centres. The kind of people in mind should own land that would “pose
Pingo Doce bosses like “prison guards”
Pingo Doce supermarket chain hit the headlines last week and again for the wrong reasons – this time accused of having bosses that behave like “prison guards”, “threatening” staff if