After deciding, two years ago, to launch a disruptive process and do whatever was necessary to transform the company and continue to be the best option for “The Boss”.

• It has ended 2018 with a staff of more than 85,800 people, 300 of whom are Portuguese, after creating 1,800 stable, quality jobs, and has continued to advance in its responsible and sustainable business model, improving the quality of work and investing in the protection of the environment and animal welfare.
• It has increased its turnover on a like to like basis by 6%, after increasing on average in 2018 by more than 50 tickets/store/day, which amounts to a total of more than 125 tickets/store/day from the launch of its transformation process in 2017.
• The test started in May 2018 with the “Hive” (a warehouse for online shopping) in 97 towns in the province of Valencia has made it possible to double the number of customers and achieve a monthly turnover of 2.2 million euros.
• Mercadona maintains its principle that “shared growth tastes better”, and has distributed the total profits generated during the year as follows: 295 million, of which two correspond to Portugal, to Society as taxes, at a 22% corporate tax rate; and 325 million to its employees as performance-related bonuses. Of the 593 million of the net profits (84% more than the previous year), 470 million were reinvested in the company as own resources, while the rest was distributed among shareholders via dividends.

• Mercadona guarantees a minimum basic salary of €1,300 month/gross in addition to the supplements forming part of the company’s Remuneration Policy in the form of annual increases of 11% up to band 5.
• The Company Collective Agreement and the Quality Plan will enter into force on 1 January 2019 and shall have a validity of five years, up to 2023.
• It guarantees an improvement in purchasing power, with a progressive increase of the basic salary linked to the CPI, and introduces improvements to the night shift and cold bonuses.
• It reinforces the worklife balance and includes the creation of a Joint Committee which will provide the company with greater flexibility and efficiency when launching new proposals in these areas.

• The company investment exceeds 9 million euros, as the construction of the supermarket involved the renovation of the historic Casa Montes building, which was declared a Site of Cultural Interest in 1986.
• The establishment, which follows the company’s New Efficient Store Model, has entailed the creation of 105 stable, quality jobs.