Eroski opens a new supermarket franchise in Guipúzcoa.

-EROSKI boosts sales network franquiciada with more than 500 stores currently

Elorrio, January 2012- EROSKI on Thursday opened a new supermarket franchisee EROSKI/City in Eskoriatza (c / Intxaurtxueta, 13), Basque country, with an area of 531 m2 within the development plan of franchises being carried out.

With this new opening, are now 108 establishments of EROSKI group in Gipuzkoa, adding its network of 8 hypermarkets, 40 supermarkets, 31 travel offices, 4 sport Forum Sport and 22 If perfume stores. The workforce in Guipúzcoa adds 1,530 people.

The opening of this establishment is in line with the definition that has the franchise for EROSKI, which has opened 25 new stores of its kind since the beginning of the year in the Spanish State.

These 25 franchises are between 300 and 500 square metres in cities or small towns with more than 1,500 inhabitants, located in town centre and shops of attraction in the outskirts for bulk purchases.

The commercial proposal of this network of shops of proximity is based on a range of 2500-3000 references, in a similar way to that presented an establishment of the network of self-service stores and supermarkets. Therefore, these stores present customers offers, campaigns and promotions coincident with the super own Eroski.

A franquiciada of EROSKI store has an almost exclusive offer of food, in which fresh products offer a wide range of products, highlighting greatly dairy products and fruit and vegetables, with particular reference to regional food. For pre-packaged products, the presence of the articles in the leading brands of manufacturers combines in harmony with the own brand EROSKI, being the value for money the competitive reference par excellence.

EROSKI franchise network is an opportunity for the future entrepreneur by their potential profitability that guarantees it a stable network of 500 franchise stores. It is a network that stands out for being generator of activity by its strong relationship with the customer and the merchant is direct handle your own business, backed by professionals with great experience and a mark of confidence to support them.

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The commercial network of EROSKI exceeds the 500 franchisees, being a network of stores consolidated in its formula self-service for decades. By territories Galicia with 212, followed by Basque country with 126 stores, Balearic 66, Andalusia with 51, Navarre with Aragon with 24, 33, Castilla y León with 19, La Rioja with 7 and Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha with 4 and Madrid with 2.

EROSKI complete a network of more than 2,250 establishments and is composed of EROSKI hypermarkets, supermarkets EROSKI/center, Caprabo and EROSKI/city, offices of EROSKI/travel, petrol stations, shops sport Forum Sport, IF perfumeries, shops, leisure and culture Abac and 22 platforms. In France, EROSKI has 39 establishments (hypermarkets, supermarkets and gas stations) and Andorra, with 4 IF perfumeries.

For 42 years, 10% of the benefits of EROSKI are allocated to social action initiatives. Much of these benefits, which are reversed in the society and are derived mainly three types of needs of the community are channelled through the EROSKI Foundation: information and formation of the consumer, the defence of the environment and solidarity.