New Mercadona store opens in Cabo de Palos boosting local economy. Photo Credit: Cartagena City Hall
A new Mercadona location will open in Cabo de Palos in June, transferring around fifty workers to the new facilities and allowing shoppers more flexibility, with a larger facility that will be able to handle more people and more products.
A new, larger location for shoppers to browse
The new supermarket is due to open its doors on Monday, June 1, as established in a meeting between the mayor of Cartagena, Noelia Arroyo, and the company’s Director of External Relations in the Region of Murcia, Ana Belén Martínez. The new location represents an important investment not only for the municipality of Cartagena, but for Cabo de Palos in particular, and will allow the area to generate more employment and new economic opportunities.
This new Mercadona boasts a three-storey building, occupying a surface area of more than 13,000 square metres. The revamped site features expanded parking with hundreds of spaces, alongside new commercial units, a large basement layout, and a self-service station. It forms part of the regeneration of the Las Dunas Cabo de Palos shopping area.
New supermarket to open just ahead of peak season, amping up nearby commercial activity
The timing of the project is also significant, opening right on schedule and right at the beginning of peak season. The Mercadona is expected to revitalise all the commercial activity for the surrounding area. In addition, the new supermarket will be close to the Cabo de Palos weekly market, which will complement each other and allow for growth for both establishments.
Spain’s biggest supermarket, now closer to the people of Cabo de Palos
The new Mercadona supermarket represents an investment of some €5.2 million, and will replace the existing Cabo de Palos supermarket, which was previously the only one in the area.
Mercadona is widely considered Spain’s biggest supermarket chain, with its most recent figures representing a total turnover of about €41.9 billion, up 8 per cent year on year. By the numbers, this represents around €39.8 billion from sales in Spain, and just over €2 billion from Portugal.
