According to Jornal de Negocios, "Small prices. Big smiles" is Action’s slogan, sharing that the discount chain was born 30 years ago in Enkhuizen, in the Netherlands, and currently has more than 2,300 stores spread across 11 European countries (Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and the Netherlands).
Action is scheduled to enter Portugal next month when the location of the brand's first unit in the national territory will be revealed.
Portugal will be the 12th market for the chain presents itself as the fastest growing "low cost" retailer of non-food products in Europe, with a portfolio of more than six thousand products (from gifts to decorative items, kitchen utensils, towels, underwear, toys, gardening, DIY and also food), promising 150 new products every week.
With more than 1,500 products costing less than one euro, the average price at Action is less than two euros.
Portugal will be the 12th market of what presents itself as the fastest growing "low cost" retailer of non-food products in Europe, with a portfolio of more than six thousand products (from gifts to decorative items, kitchen utensils, towels, underwear, toys, gardening, DIY and also food), promising 150 new products every week.
According to the Dutch group, Action currently employs almost 80 thousand people of 136 nationalities.
I hope #WITHOUT that #Chemical #SMELL when you just ÉNTER the shop as I noticed in The Netherlands, it got me VÈRY QUICKLY OUT of that store again...
By Scarlattti from Algarve on 05 Feb 2024, 12:54
So tired of these `trash´shops, in the full of `trash´shopping centres. They should all adorn their walls pictures of the sweatshops, where their products are produced.
Taste, quality and small businesses have almost completely disappeared.
By Steve from Algarve on 06 Feb 2024, 11:37
These shops will just add to the 100s of Chinese Shops that we already have in Portugal. So there is nothing really new about them. For very many things I believe the Chinese shops to be indispensable as they are offering adequate quality for very little money. "Action" will very likely offer similar items at slightly higher prices (let's see).
By Tom from Lisbon on 06 Feb 2024, 15:19
Alot of people can't afford high quality food with the choas of wars and prices going up.
Eat or starve
By Phi from UK on 06 Feb 2024, 16:56
Phi, the new shop only sells cheap non-food items. And I cannot see a need for another one of these type of shops. But, why not.
By Tom from Lisbon on 07 Feb 2024, 09:20
Most comments here are not appropriate at all. Action is a highly appreciated chain in The Netherlands with good quality products for a fair price and very good value for money. The difference with the many Chinese shops in Portugal is that they have a team of buyers that selects products before they are added to the product range.
By Henk from Lisbon on 07 Feb 2024, 17:23
Good quality lol. There's so many cheap (maybe if at all slightly more expensive than that!) And really well made products in and from Portugal, these shops ruin businesses and the environment. It's just like fast fashion, temu and so on. To defend these can only mean you either work for them or are completely ignoring the negative costs of it.
By felix from Lisbon on 09 Feb 2024, 07:35
@Felix. I am defending them because we had such a shop close by when I lived in The Netherlands. Have you ever been in one?
By Henk from Lisbon on 09 Feb 2024, 12:19
Do you need staff? Im Dutch and English speaking.. enthousiastic and motivated
By Jack Koopmans from Other on 13 Feb 2024, 07:02