No one wants to spend three hours doing the grocery shopping on a Saturday anymore. That’s why hypermarkets are in decline

Hypermarkets in Spain keep losing ground, with their share and sales area falling to around 8-10%.

Large supermarkets over 1,000 square meters are expanding as shoppers favor more frequent, closer-to-home purchases.

Chains such as Alcampo and Carrefour are adapting by shrinking some formats and focusing more on smaller urban stores.

The shift points to a structural change in Spanish food retail that is reshaping store formats and buying habits.