Eroski opens a City franchise in Carabanchel, Madrid

Eroski has opened a franchised supermarket under the Eroski/City banner in Madrid’s Carabanchel district. Located at 87–89 Avenida de Abrantes, the store has 277 square metres of retail space and has created six jobs, according to information published by FRS on 24 September 2026. The opening comes in a year in which the cooperative plans to open more than 50 new franchised stores in Spain.

A new store stocking more than 6,000 products

The supermarket stocks more than 6,000 products across 277 square metres of retail space. Its range combines branded and own-label products, alongside local seasonal fruit and vegetables and healthy options. It also offers freshly baked bread and pastries.

These details outline the new store’s proposition: a range of food categories brought together in the Eroski/City format. Fresh produce, own-label goods and branded products form the main elements of the range announced for this Madrid location.

The published information explicitly places the opening within the Basque cooperative’s franchise network. For those interested in franchising, this distinction matters: the news concerns the addition of a franchised store, rather than a company-operated outlet.

The creation of six jobs is the other local figure reported. The investment in the Avenida de Abrantes supermarket has not been disclosed, so its opening costs cannot be inferred from the chain’s overall figures.

A network of more than 600 franchised stores

This announcement once again highlights Eroski’s expansion through franchising. The company has more than 600 franchised stores in Spain, according to FRS. This figure indicates the scale of the network, although the available information does not provide a regional breakdown.

In the previous financial year, 2025, Eroski opened 46 franchised stores. These openings represented a combined investment of more than €9 million and created 276 new jobs.

It is important to distinguish between the store-level and network-wide figures. The six jobs now reported relate to the Carabanchel store; the 276 jobs and investment of more than €9 million relate to all openings in 2025. They provide useful context for the expansion, but do not constitute a budget or staffing forecast for each new store.

No turnover figure has been disclosed for the new supermarket either. The opening figures demonstrate activity across the network, but do not in themselves provide information about sales or profitability at this location.

Madrid among the priorities for 2026

For the 2026 financial year, Eroski plans to open more than 50 new franchised stores. Its stated focus covers Catalonia, the Basque Country, Andalusia, Madrid, Castile-La Mancha, the Balearic Islands, Galicia and Levante, in eastern Spain. The new Carabanchel store is therefore in one of the areas the company has identified for expansion.

The target exceeds the 46 openings recorded in 2025, although the two figures are different in nature: one is a forecast for the current financial year and the other a record of completed openings. The report does not provide a year-to-date total for 2026, so it is not possible to establish how close the chain is to reaching its target.

This distinction matters when tracking a network’s development. The Abrantes opening has been reported as completed; exceeding 50 new franchised stores remains the stated goal for the year.

What this opening tells prospective franchisees

For anyone considering entering the grocery franchise sector, this case provides concrete reference points for store size, breadth of range and jobs created. It does not, however, replace the financial and contractual documentation needed to assess an opportunity.

Practical takeaway: use this opening as a reference for the format, but request an itemised investment breakdown, operating costs and contract terms for any project of your own. Network-wide figures are not the same as forecasts for an individual store.