Mercadona will open, in November, its first store in the municipality of Faro, in what will be the second unit of the Spanish chain in the Algarve district.
The supermarket company, which currently has 72 stores in Portugal, announced that the new space will have a sales area of 1,900 square meters and will provide several specialized sections, in addition to a “Ready to Eat” area with self-service service.
The new commercial area will include areas for Butchers, Fish, Delicatessen, Pastry and Bakery, Fruits and Vegetables, Perfumery, Home and Pet Care products, Wine Cellar and ready meals.
Customers will be able to choose prepared dishes to take away or consume in an area reserved for this purpose.
Company keeps recruitment open
With the opening of the Faro store, Mercadona continues the recruitment process to fill the various jobs available, reinforcing its commitment “to creating stable, quality employment”.
The open positions are intended for supermarket operators working 20 hours a week, spread over five days with fixed shifts. In these cases, the gross annual remuneration starts at R$7,646 and can reach R$10,457, plus food allowance, Sundays and holidays.
The company also offers vacancies for 15-hour workweeks, on the weekend, with remuneration between R$5,734 and R$7,843 gross per year, plus the respective allowances.
Recruitment for Maintenance Assistant is also open, with a workload of 40 hours per week and an initial gross annual salary of 15,293 euros, with progression up to 20,915 euros.
According to Mercadona, “all these job offers come with an effective employment contract and a training period, and are paid from the first day”. The company adds that, during the training, “all expenses will be covered by the company – food, transport and accommodation”.
Interested parties can submit the application.
Investment of 150 million planned for 2026
Mercadona recalls that it entered Portugal in 2019, with the opening of the first store in Canidelo, Vila Nova de Gaia, currently employing 7,500 workers with open-ended contracts since day one.
Throughout 2025, the company invested 140 million euros in Portugal and recorded a sales volume of 2,092 million euros, which represents growth of 18% compared to the previous year. Net profit reached 26 million euros.
Through the Portuguese company Irmãdona Supermercados, based in Vila Nova de Gaia, the chain says it contributed 273 million euros in taxes, bringing the accumulated value since 2019 to 879 million euros.
The company also highlights that it worked “closely with its approximately 1,000 national suppliers, from which it purchased 1,500 million euros”.
By 2026, Mercadona plans to open 12 new stores in Portugal, ending the year with 81 commercial spaces and an estimated investment of 150 million euros.
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