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In 2025, Mercadona was the leading supermarket chain in Spain, with over one quarter of the country’s market share. Grupo IFA held ** percent of this share. The French chain Carrefour followed third, taking up **** percent of the market share in the Mediterranean country. Other important supermarkets include Lidl, Eroski, Grupo Dia, and Consum. 

Mercadona: the indisputable leader in the supermarket scene

The Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona saw a significant increase in its number of stores over the last few years, although they slightly fell in 2019 and 2020. The chain grew from *** thousand in 2010 to over shops in 2023, which represents an increase of more than *** stores during the period considered. The sales value of the Spanish supermarket chain has been increasing in the past years, peaking in 2023 at approximately **** billion euros.

Shopping in Spain: trends and expenditure

Spaniards did their home shopping mostly at supermarkets in 2022, with nearly half of the home food purchased through this distribution channel that year. Discount stores took up approximately ** percent of the market, making this channel the second most used venue to shop in Spain during the same period. In terms of home shopping expenditure, the average person in Spain spent over  euros yearly between 2007 and 2022, peaking in 2020 at over  euros and featuring its lowest point in 2007 with an average expenditure of Ìý±ð³Ü°ù´Ç²õ.