The increase in the shipping of online purchases in Mercadona has already been applied, raising 99 cents for each online order. Previously, the shipping costs were €7.21, but now they are €8.20. According to the company, the increase of the prices resulted in the raising of operation costs and inflation.

The price increase will not affect orders managed through the warehouses, but also the ones that are managed by the physical stores. It is still necessary to buy at least €50 in the shop to have access to the online shopping shipping services. The groceries will follow to the given address on the next day.

The online business in Mercadona had significant growth. In 2023, according to AS, the online sales represented 2 per cent of the company’s income, totalising 650 million euros. In total, there were made four million orders, being the first year that the service was profitable to the company.