Research Areas

The objective of this study conducted for Mercadona is to estimate the economic impact the company has had on the Spanish economy in terms of employment and income (value added) in 2015. To this end, three types of impacts are estimated:

1. direct, deriving from the final sale of products in their stores
2. indirect, deriving from Mercadona’s activity throughout the different sectors of the economy as a result of purchases from their suppliers and hiring various types of services
3. induced, deriving from the consumption of income generated through direct and indirect impacts.

The study began in 2015, and in early 2016 the first results concerning the impact of Mercadona’s activity in 2015 were presented. In 2016, the research team studied the impact of the supermarket chain in that fiscal year. The reports for the two years describe impacts at the aggregate level and by branch of activity.