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Retail Country Snapshot: Portugal

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  • 24 Pages
  • May 2026
  • Region: Portugal
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 6262444
This report offers an overview of the retail market in Portugal, including macroeconomic analysis, market forecasts to 2030, consumer insights, market shares, and analysis on local brands.

Portugal’s retail market is transitioning from post-pandemic, inflation-driven growth to a more moderate phase. Food & grocery will continue to anchor Portugal’s retail market out to 2030, with a five-year CAGR of 4.0% to EUR 53.2bn, driven by resilient essential spending despite softer consumer confidence. Persistent cost-of-living pressures are driving more value-focused consumer behavior in Portugal. Portugal’s leading retailers strengthened their positions in 2025 by aligning with increasingly value-driven consumer demand.

Scope

  • Portugal’s economic trajectory reflects moderate growth and demographic headwinds
  • Portugal’s retail market growth moderates amid cautious consumption trends
  • Online retail takes a greater share of the retail market as more Portuguese retailers provide multichannel shopping.
  • Food & grocery dominates the retail market in Portugal while clothing & footwear leads discretionary growth
  • High financial concern is reinforcing value-driven purchasing behavior in Portugal
  • Worten consolidates electricals leadership through strong sales growth and share gains

Reasons to Buy

  • Gain an overview of the Portugal retail market sizes and growths to 2030
  • Explore new opportunities that will allow you to align your product offerings and strategies to meet demand
  • Understand who the main competitors are in the Portugal retail market with market share figures

Table of Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Country Overview
  • Retail Market to 2030
  • Market size and forecasts
  • Channel share, current year and forecast
  • Online
  • Sector sales
  • Portugal Consumer Insights
  • Portugal Competitive Overview
  • Top 5 retailers by sector
  • Local players
  • Methodology, Definitions & Contacts​
List of Tables
  • Top 5 Portugal Retailers by Market Share (%) 2024 & 2025e with Change in Share 2024-2025 (ppts)
List of Figures
  • Real GDP per capita (EUR) and annual growth (%)
  • Population (millions) and annual growth (%)
  • Portugal Retail Market Value, 2020-2030F (EUR bn) with Annual Growth (%)
  • Channel shares of total retail in Portugal Retail Market (%) 2020, 2025e & 2030f
  • Portugal Online Retail Market (EUR bn) 2020-2030 and Online Penetration (%)
  • Sector Sales (EUR bn) within Portugal Retail Market 2020, 2025e & 2030(f)
  • Portugal consumer concern level of the cost-of-living crisis on their long-term financial situation
  • How Portugal consumers are coping with rising prices in general
  • How Portugal consumers are changing their shopping habits across retail sectors in this current financial situation
  • Portugal consumer sentiments on cost-conscious shopping habits
  • Percentage of Portugal consumers that class the below features as essential when making general purchases across food, drinks, toiletries and homewares
  • Where do Portugal consumers usually purchase most items in each of the following categories

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • Auchan
  • Conforama
  • Continente
  • Decathlon
  • FNAC
  • IKEA
  • Leroy Merlin
  • Lidl
  • Maxmat
  • Mercadona
  • MO
  • MultiOpticas
  • Pingo Doce
  • Primark
  • Rádio Popular
  • Sephora
  • Sports Zone
  • Well`s
  • Worten
  • Zara