The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spanish court probes Russian tycoon's purchase of supermarket chain Dia Spain's top criminal court said Thursday it has opened an investigation into whether Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman artificially depressed the share price of supermarket chain Dia before buying the firm. https://www.thelocal.es/20191025/spanish-court-probes-russian-tycoons-purchase-of-supermarket-chain-dia Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:06:56 +0200 spanish-court-probes-russian-tycoons-purchase-of-supermarket-chain-dia Spain’s Carrefour supermarkets replace plastic with cotton mesh bags for fruit and veg Carrefour is trailblazing in efforts to reduce household plastic waste with its latest initiative to replace plastic bags and wrappers on fruit and veg with reusable mesh bags. https://www.thelocal.es/20190806/spains-carrefour-supermarkets-replace-plastic-with-cotton-mesh-bags-for-fruit-and-veg Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:04:16 +0200 spains-carrefour-supermarkets-replace-plastic-with-cotton-mesh-bags-for-fruit-and-veg 'Bring your own Tupperware': Carrefour tells shoppers in fight against plastic Grocery shoppers at the more than 1,000 Carrefour supermarkets in Spain can now cut down on their own plastic waste at home. https://www.thelocal.es/20190313/bring-your-own-tupperware-carrefour-tells-shoppers-in-fight-against-plastic Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:05:55 +0100 bring-your-own-tupperware-carrefour-tells-shoppers-in-fight-against-plastic Barcelona supermarket fires employee for working too much A branch of Lidl in Barcelona fired one of its employees of 12 years for working too much by turning up early for shifts to get the store in good shape. https://www.thelocal.es/20171026/barcelona-supermarket-fires-employee-for-working-too-much Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:10:44 +0200 barcelona-supermarket-fires-employee-for-working-too-much Supermarket workers sacked for eating 15 cent snack Spanish supermarket Mercadona has sacked two employees for eating a baked good that was about to go out of date. https://www.thelocal.es/20160713/supermarket-workers-sacked-for-eating-15-cent-salad Wed, 13 Jul 2016 17:14:36 +0200 supermarket-workers-sacked-for-eating-15-cent-salad Spanish retail giant Dia to quit France Spanish discount supermarket group Dia announced Thursday it is selling its troubled French operations, which employ some 7,500 people in 900 stores. https://www.thelocal.es/20140508/spanish-retail-giant-dia-to-shed-french Thu, 08 May 2014 17:46:49 +0200 spanish-retail-giant-dia-to-shed-french