Caprabo

Caprabo, a benchmark retailer, has a network of 355 supermarkets located in strategic areas of Catalonia, Madrid and Navarra. It represents the city supermarket with the highest number of reference items that combines saving offers with the market's largest brands supply. The company is staffed by 10,000 people who turn Caprabo into one of Cataloni... a leading employers. Caprabo is owned 75% by Eroski, 16% by the Botet family and 9% by La Caixa. Caprabo was founded in 1959 and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009. Caprabo has the oldest supermarket in Spain, opened in 1959, that is still operating on calle Sant Antoni Maria Claret, in the city of Barcelona. In 2008 Caprabo's turnover was 1.671 million Euros. Eroski closed 2008 with an 18% uplift on gross sales, achieving an EBITDA of 370 million Euros with 9.013 million Euros of revenues. Eroski commercial network totals nearly 2,300 stores in Spain and is composed by Eroski hypermarkets, Eroski/center, Caprabo and Eroski/city supermarkets, travel agencies Eroski/ viajes, petro-stations, Forum Sport stores, IF perfume shops, leisure and culture Abac shops, and 22 warehouses. This network is complemented with 482 franchised supermarkets. In France, Eroski has 39 stores (hypermarkets, supermarkets and petrol stations and in Andorra, 4 IF perfume shops. For the last 40 years, 10% of Eroski's benefits are destined to social initiatives. The majority of these profits are channeled through EROSKI FOUNDATION who rolls them back into society mainly covering three types of community needs: information and consumer education, environmental protection and solidarity. Eroski's turnover in 2008 was 9.013 million Euros with more than 50.000 employees.Read More