Applications are now open to stores in Portimão and Faro, which will open at the end of next year.
Mercado will debut in the Algarve in last 2026 quarterwith the opening of two supermarkets in Portimão (Nova Vila Retail Park) and Faro (Vale da Amoreira).
The company currently has more than 7000 employees in Portugal, all with effective contract, and provides Invest more 157 million euros in 2025. Applications for the 200 job vacancies are now open, with separate recruitments for AE for.
According to Inês Santos, director of Mercado Institutional Relations in Portugal, “the arrival at the Algarve was very requested for several years and represents an important milestone in Our Internationalization Path“. The guardian also underlines that many Algarve are already familiar with the supermarket in Ayamonte, Spain, and the opening of the new stores reinforces a” trust relationship with decades of existence. “
The reinforcement of the operation in the country was made possible by the entry into operation of the Logistics Block of Almeirim, an investment of 290 million euros that will allow the new stores to supply more efficiently, including Algarvias.
Since January 2025, all workers from the Spanish supermarket chain have received a Salary increase of 8.5%with the entry salary set at 14 963.90 euros gross annual, about 23% above the national minimum wage. After four years of seniority, the remuneration can reach 20 465.10 euros, plus subsidies and annual awards that, in some cases, are equivalent to two extra salaries.
Recently distinguished for the third time in a row most attractive company to work In the distribution sector, Mercado continues to reinforce its bet in Portugal, now with confirmed arrival at the Algarve.
