Press Release - November 2026

• Turnover in the food retailing sector in Spain and Portugal reached €146.12 billion in 2025, up 5.2% on the previous year.

• Supermarkets accounted for just over 81% of turnover, with discount stores standing out for their dynamism, as sales rose 8.9%.

• INFORMA's DBK Sectoral Observatory recently published these insights in the 'Food Retailing-Iberian Market' Sectoral Report.

Madrid, 12 November 2026.- According to INFORMA's (Cesce's subsidiary) DBK Sectoral Observatory—a leading provider of business, financial, sectoral, and marketing information in Spain and Portugal—turnover from food retailing in the Iberian market (including hypermarkets, supermarkets, self-service stores and Cash & Carry) reached €146.12 billion in 2025, representing a 5.2% increase year-over-year.

In Spain, sales stood at €122.395 billion, up 5.3%, while in Portugal they grew 4.6%, to €23.725 billion.

Supermarkets and self-service stores continued to gain ground across the Iberian market, with turnover up 5.7%, to €119.05 billion, just over 81% of the total. The preference for more frequent, lower-value shopping trips and the increasing value placed on proximity supported their advance, with discount stores standing out, as sales grew 8.9%, to €17.457 billion.

Hypermarkets, meanwhile, recorded turnover of €19.78 billion, up 2.3% on 2024, below the sector overall, so their share continued to shrink, to 12.9% in Spain and nearly 17% in Portugal. Cash & Carry sales increased 4.3%, to €7.29 billion, driven by demand from restaurants.

Meanwhile, online sales of food products remained notably dynamic in 2025, with growth in Spain of over 20%. Turnover from this channel in the Spanish market reached €3.737 billion, equivalent to 3.1% of total turnover in the food retailing sector.

The value of the market is set to maintain a trend of moderate growth in the short to medium term. However, rising costs, consumers' high price sensitivity, and intense rivalry among operators to maintain their market shares will continue to put pressure on the sector's margins.

Supply is highly concentrated. As a result, the top five companies accounted for 48% of total turnover in the Iberian market in 2025, rising to 64% when considering the top ten operators. 

Data Synthesis, 2025