Continente

Continente
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
FoundedMatosinhos, Portugal (1985 (1985))
FounderJoão Rui Rego
HeadquartersMatosinhos, Portugal
Number of locations
519 stores (2018)
ProductsGrocery
General merchandise
Financial services
RevenueIncrease 3.275 million (2010)[1]
Increase 147 million (2010)[1]
Number of employees
28,150 (2010)[1]
ParentSonae
Websitewww.continente.pt

Continente is a retail chain that belongs to Sonae Distribuição, the largest retailer in Portugal.[2] The hypermarket Continente chain is spread all over continental Portugal as well as on Madeira and in the Azores. The supermarket chain Continente Modelo, formerly named just Modelo, also has a nationwide presence. Sonae Distribuição, SGPS, SA, is a subsidiary company of Sonae SGPS.

  1. ^ a b c Annual Report 2010 (PDF), Sonae, archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2011, retrieved 4 March 2012
  2. ^ "Portugal's Biggest Retailer Selects SeeBeyond". ebiz. Archived from the original on 2007-04-07. Retrieved 2007-02-20.