Eroski supermarkets in majorca
Palma.—Nationwide supermarket chain Eroski unveiled its foreign products campaign which is primarily aimed at British and German holiday makers and residents in the Balearics.
The presentation, which was attended by Santiago Izaguirre, Director General of Supermercados Eroski, Alfredo Herráez, Director of Eroski in the Balearics, along with local councillors, was held at the Eroski Center in Cala d’Or.
Herráez, who has been in his post as Director for the past year, told the Bulletin that Eroski has been running annual campaign since the end of the 90s and the market strategy “is to make tourists and foreign residents feel like home here in the Balearics.” The summer season “Between May and October, the summer season, 65 of our supermarkets will be stocking a wide range of foreign food such as 451 German items and 375 British goods. “However, we also stock French, Italian, South American, Danish, Mexican, Romanian and Greek products, our aim is to appeal to all of the region’s main foreign markets and it has proved a huge success with the number of foreign products on offer in our resort supermarkets increasing every year. We also continue the campaign all year round in ten of our large supermarkets in the region’s main resorts. The idea of this is to cater for the foreign resident community which lives on the island permanently but continues to long for special products from home,” he explained. “We want foreign visitors and residents to feel comfortable,” he added.
12.6 million euros
Last year, Eroski sold 3.5 million euros worth of British products with brand names and products such as Cadbury, Alpen, Weetabix, Cravendale milk, Carling larger, Magners cider, Walkers crisps and different sauces and condiments by Sharwoods and Coleman’s. German sales were worth some 5.5 million euros and Eroski is hoping to hit similar, if not better targets this year.
In total, across the Balearics, Eroski’s imported goods market turned over 12.6 million euros last year, 9.5 percent more than during the previous year. The chain now has 130 stores across the Balearics and is currently remodelling its stores in order to make them even more user friendly.
via Majorca Daily Bulletin
Filed under News by on May 13th, 2012. Comment. 
Platja d’es Caragol
the Summer-like temperatures of the last few days it seems as though the beach season has almost started in earnest even though the water temperatures are still quite icy. Still, it might be time for sharing a secret, mightn’t it?
I don’t like going to the beaches in the Summer. They are too crowded, too noisy, too perfectly equipped, for my liking, and, in general, less attractive to me the more popular they are to others. Whilst I agree that you won’t find a nicer beach on the island than Platja d’es Trenc, one must admit that in June, July, August and September, all the plastic sunbeds, the melon vendors, the yachts anchoring off-shore, the thousands of people and their hectic beach-life activities just put one off. I either go there early in the morning before the masses get out of bed, or late in the afternoon when the hordes pack up and return for their half-board supper in their hotels. Or else, I go to a beach where there is none of the above and enjoy the peace and quiet and primarily, the unspoilt landscape and virgin nature. You can still find virgin beaches here on the island. I’ve been to three of them in the last fortnight and there were but a handful of visitors on either of them. Even in the Summer, you won’t find more than three dozen people there on a stretch of 500 metres. I can live with that.
If you are curious about such beach treasures, try Es Canons, near Colònia de Sant Pere, or the Platja d’es Caragol (see photo), near the Cap Ses Salines lighthouse, or the Platja d’es Pregons Petits, not far from Colònia de Sant Jordi. You will have to walk for twenty minutes in each case, which is good for your exercise and it also keeps the hordes away, and you will have to bring your own refreshments but you will be rewarded with a vista and a feeling of Mallorca as it would have been found fifty years ago, unspoilt and full of character.
I have mentioned an excellent website for beaches before and I don’t mind repeating myself. They give accurate descriptions of 208 Mallorcan beaches, in Catalan, Castellano, French, English, German and Italian, complete with photos and detailed descriptions as to how to get to each one of them.
The photo was taken near Ses Salines, Mallorca, Baleares, Spain. The date: May 9th, 2012. The time was 17:14:55.
via Mallorca Daily Photo Blog.
Filed under Articles, photos by on May 10th, 2012. Comment.
El Corte Inglés de Bilbao (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Palma.—This week, leading department store El Corte Inglés opened a new supermarket in Puerto Portals especially designed and orientated to catering for and serving the yachting industry and nautical tourism.
Over the years, El Cortes Inglés has gathered a great deal of experience in working with the yachting industry and the supermarket is stocked with a wide range of food stuffs as well as electrical and domestic items and goods for the nautical sector.
The new supermarket will also create 15 new jobs in the port.
But, the new store is much more than just a supermarket – it offers a wide range of complementary services.
Making the most of all the services El Corte Inglés offers, clients will be able to hire cars, use the laundry service, the travel agent, order special items which are not usually in stock and even gourmet food s as well as cleaning services.
The supermarket will also stock the Grup Serra’s daily newspapers the Majorca Daily Bulletin, Ultima Hora and dBalears and its weekly German publication Mallorca Magazin.
via Majorca Daily Bulletin.
Filed under News by on May 7th, 2012. Comment.
PORTALS NAUTICAL WEEKEND… SHOWCASING THE BEST OF YACHTING IN MAJORCA
Calvia.—The long weekend of 26 to 28 May 2012 is only five weeks away, and is now a firm date to put in your diary if you enjoy water sports.
Whether you’re into sailing, motor cruising, chartering, or maybe exploring what might appeal to you as a hobby or a relaxing family pursuit, then you will find something of interest in Puerto Portals this May! Apart from the large number of yachts available for public viewing on the floating quays, there will be a shore based exhibition in the chic well known Puerto Portals boulevard area.
This is bordered on both sides by boutique shops, restaurants and bars, only a few metres from the waters edge.
Where else will you find such an agreeable setting for a thoroughly enjoyable Nautical Weekend?
This will be a real ‘boat fair’ embodied within all the facilities of a vibrant full service marina in its lively summer season mode! The port itself celebrated 25 years in existence as a luxury marina in 2011, and is universally regarded in the nautical leisure world as a top class sailor’s destination. If you take the excellent ambience of the port, with it’s extensive retail shopping outlets, plus restaurants and bars to suit every taste and pocket, and combine it with a display of boats (both new and pre-owned) from Europe’s best known names in yacht building and brokerage… then that describes perfectly what you will see and experience at the Portals Nautical Weekend.
Add to that, a host of other exhibitors from Majorca’s long established and high quality marine services sector, and any nautically inclined family or yachting professional is bound to find this an attractive event to visit.
Some of the other attractions to complement the comprehensive range of yachts in the water (from 8m to >30m, power and sail), will be the all important chandlers and yachting accessory exhibits, with special prices on some items exclusively for the show.
Organising team
The organising team for the event have just announced some of the headline exhibitors that have already signed up to be in Puerto Portals for this special weekend. These include leading yacht brands from; Fairline, Oyster, Azimut, Beneteau, Bavaria, Riva, Princess, San Lorenzo, Sunseeker etc.
There will also be a good selection of pre owned motor and sail boats from top local and international brokers such as Sunbird, Baxter Marine, Marivent Yachts, Drettmann and Yacht Moments.
On the shoreside exhibition Yacht Center Palma (Marine Superstore) and Nauti Parts will have the whole range of chandlery, accessories, RIBS, tenders, jet-skis, kayaks and Xtreme Toys on show.
Or if you prefer to charter a yacht for an idyllic holiday in the Balearics, or to take an instructional course towards gaining a recognised yachting qualification, then there will be specialist companies like Palma Sea School and Mallorca Charterpoint on hand to help you with arranging this to suit your requirements.
To add to the all round entertainment value the Mallorca Driving Club will be there with a fleet of great classic cars, and Harley Davidson will have a few of the world’s most famous two wheeled machines on show.
Also planned is a boat parade, music, entertainment and some competitions to keep the atmosphere lively and constantly interesting. It is expected that all the restaurants, bars and boutique shops around the marina will join in the spirit of the event by offering specialities, promotional prices and customer focused hospitality.
Big events
This is a marina that is used to hosting big events such as the Audi MedCup regatta, and its famous annual Christmas Fair, so winding up for a busy nautical weekend as the summer season really kicks in… will be an occasion they are sure to rise to! You can check in and ‘like’ Portals Nautical Weekend on their Facebook page where they will be posting regular information about the show: www.facebook.com/portalsnauticalweekend
One last important thing to announce…entry to the Portals Nautical Weekend will be FREE!
Filed under News by on May 4th, 2012. Comment.
