Consum opens two supermarkets to grow in Catalonia

and has opened two new supermarkets in this region. One of them is in Calonge i Sant Antoni (Girona) and the other is located in Reus (Tarragona). With them he has five starts so far this year.

The Valencian cooperative lands with its first store in the town of Girona and adds its fourth store in Tarragona. , respectively, from these municipalities and nearby towns, as a commitment to the local economy and conciliation, as part of its cooperative values.

These are two eco-efficient supermarkets, which consume 40% less energy than a conventional one and responds to Consum’s commitment to the sustainability of its activity. With these two supermarkets, the cooperative now has 238 stores in Catalonia, including its own and Charter franchises.

The Calonge i Sant Antoni supermarket, with a surface area of ​​1,500 square metres, has 164 free parking spaces and 6 charging points for electric cars. With this super, the cooperative reaches 11 establishments in the province of Girona. The new supermarket in Reus, for its part, has a surface area of ​​1,050 square meters, 45 parking spaces and two charging points for electric cars. With this establishment, Consum also has 11 own stores in the province of Tarragona.

The new stores are two of the four own establishments that Consum plans to open this 2022 in Catalonia. To them are added the 13 Charter franchise openings carried out until June.

Development in Catalonia

The distribution chain originally from Valencia has set its sights on Catalonia to increase its presence. It also recently announced the acquisition of 200,000 square meters of land in Montcada i Reixac, with an investment of 20 million euros. land on which a new logistics platform will be erected.

Both stores have the new store model, in which the customer experience and sustainability prevail, simplifying the furniture, the arrangement of the products, the colors and the lighting, to facilitate the purchase and make it personalized, comfortable and agile. , giving special prominence to fresh products. The experience has also been improved, mitigating the sound of the pavement using special tiles and most of the overhead signage has been removed, eliminating ‘visual noise’, seeking clearer information on the white background of the furniture.

These supermarkets are open to the public from Monday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. in summer and until 9:00 p.m. in winter. It has home shopping, personalized attention in fishmongers, delicatessens and butchers, a retail fruit and vegetable section, an oven and the Consum perfumery section, with personalized attention and the exclusive brands Consum, Kyrey, Kyrey for Men, Kyrey Pharma, Vitality, Consum ECO and Consum Kids.