This is a list of supermarkets in Spain. For supermarkets worldwide see List of supermarkets. Exterior of a typical British supermarket (a Tesco Extra) Exterior of typical North American supermarket (a Safeway) This Flagship Randalls store in Houston, Texas is an example of an upscale supermarket. ... Supermarkets, past and present, include: // Originating (HQ) country first. ...
List of the best importants Spanish chains of nourishing distribution:
Spain [1] (Spanish: España) is a diverse country in Mediterranean Europe, sharing the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea.
Among many places, Spain is the home of the thriving capital Madrid, the vibrant coastal city of Barcelona, the famous running with the bulls at Pamplona, and the city where flamenco was born: Sevilla.
Spain is part of the European Union and the Eurozone; as such it replaced Spanish pesetas with the Euro (symbol: €) in the year 2002.
Spain's economy has experienced a slow growth period due to the overall slowdown of the European and US economies since 2001; GDP growth dropped to 2.1% in 2002, from 2.7% in 2001, but is expected to increase to 3.5% in 2003.
Spain is the largest market for whisky in the world, with whisky accounting for over half of total spirit sales, followed by white spirits (14%), brandy and cognac (10.3%) and rum (9.9%).
Spain is the third largest beer producer in the EU, and the ninth largest in the world, also producing most of its own inputs for beer, such as hops (1,200 tonnes in 2002).