List of Retail Companies in Portugal

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 90,245 retail companies in Portugal, one in every 9 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 561 firms employ 50 people or more. One in six retail firms is based in Lisboa, Porto, Sintra, Braga and Vila Nova de Gaia. Below you find the largest retail firms in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

90,245 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies90,2451 in9 Portuguese companiesCities367Largest cityLisboa 7,387Sole traders24%Employees1-4 (82%)Revenue< $100K (55%)Email22%Phone45%Website27%

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Modelo Continente - Hipermercados, S.A.Modelo Continente - Hipermercados, S.A.

	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Modelo Continente - Hipermercados, S.A.	Portugal	Matosinhos	Rua de João Mendonca, 505	Porto	4464-503	*****.pt	1988	$7,600,130,177	26,291	Corporation	1695	502011475
2	Pingo Doce - Distribuicão Alimentar, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Actor António Silva, 7	Lisboa	1649-033	*****.pt	1978	$6,780,838,000	26,579	Corporation	673	500829993
3	Auchan Retail Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Estrada de Paco de Arcos, 48a	Lisboa	2770-129	*****.pt	1993	$2,210,395,585	11,709	Corporation	1721	503003808
4	Irmãdona - Supermercados, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Avenida Padre Jorge Duarte, 123	Porto	4430-946	*****.pt	2016	$2,122,935,707	7,381	Corporation	1571	514038942
5	Itx Portugal - Confeccões, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 49 2ºesq.	Lisboa	1050-120	*****.com	1978	$1,581,652,651	6,709	Corporation	4082	500781419
6	Worten - Equipamentos Para O Lar, S.A.	Portugal	Maia	Rua Do Espido, Edifício 2d	Porto	4470-177	*****.pt	1996	$1,503,853,758	4,548	Corporation	1695	503630330
7	Continente Hipermercados, S.A.	Portugal	Matosinhos	Rua de João Mendonca, 529	Porto	4460-334	N/A	1990	$1,323,611,577	4,731	Corporation	1695	501591109
8	Bcm - Bricolage, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Fernando Távora, 1 Piso 2/3/4	Lisboa	2790-256	*****.pt	2004	$1,071,018,627	6,207	Corporation	3307	506848558
9	Ikea Portugal - Móveis E Decoracão, Lda	Portugal	Loures	Rua 28 de Setembro	Lisboa	2660-001	*****.com	2001	$703,461,745	3,090	Partnership of unknown type	908	505416654
10	El Corte Inglês - Grandes Armazéns, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida António Augusto de Aguiar, 31	Lisboa	1069-413	*****.pt	1987	$648,675,531	3,222	Corporation	1863	501810285
11	Aldi Retail, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Moita	Estrada Nacional 11-1, Quinta Da Fonte Da Prata	Setúbal	2860-004	N/A	2020	$611,110,046	2,811	Corporation	1482	516245708
12	Pharmacontinente - Saúde E Higiene, S.A.	Portugal	Matosinhos	Rua de João Mendonca, 529	Porto	4464-503	*****.com	2007	$457,496,133	2,806	Corporation	1695	508037514
13	Fnac Portugal - Actividades Culturais E Distribuicão De Livros, Discos Multimédia E Produtos Técnicos, Sociedade Unipess	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Carlos Alberto Da Mota Pinto, 9 6ºb	Lisboa	1070-374	*****.pt	1997	$444,687,599	1,845	Corporation	992	503952230
14	Alves Bandeira & CA., S.A.	Portugal	Mealhada	Zona Industrial Da Pedrulha, Lote 12	Aveiro	3050-183	*****.pt	1975	$435,014,881	607	Corporation	132	500433402
15	Spdad - Sociedade Portuguesa De Distribuicão De Artigos De Desporto, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Amadora	Estrada Monte Da Cabreira, 1/1a	Lisboa	2610-017	*****.pt	1993	$432,061,787	1,874	Corporation	1695	503074586
16	Auchan Energy, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Estrada de Paco de Arcos, 48a	Lisboa	2770-129	*****.pt	2021	$420,528,394	212	Corporation	1721	516527835
17	Ptdf - Portugal Duty Free, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua C Do Aeroporto de Lisboa, Edifício 69 1º	Lisboa	1700-008	*****.com	2022	$418,293,394	819	Partnership of unknown type	8127	516884514
18	Gespost - Gestão E Administracão De Postos De Abastecimento, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida José Malhoa, 16	Lisboa	1099-091	*****.pt	1996	$413,092,000	588	Corporation	2042	503769959
19	Petroibérica - Sociedade De Petróleos Ibero Latinos, S.A.	Portugal	Mealhada	Zona Industrial Da Pedrulha, Lote 12	Aveiro	3050-183	N/A	1992	$390,023,379	34	Corporation	132	502840153
20	Moeve Ii - Operacões E Retalho, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, 108 3ºb	Lisboa	1070-067	N/A	1961	$377,524,336	521	Partnership of unknown type	3302	500223840
21	Rádio Popular - Electrodomésticos, S.A.	Portugal	Maia	Estrada Nacional 14 Km 7	Porto	4475-045	*****.pt	1977	$359,256,490	1,157	Corporation	68	500674205
22	Lojas Primark Portugal - Exploracão, Gestão E Administracão De Espacos Comerciais, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Castilho, 50	Lisboa	1250-071	*****.com	2007	$304,491,022	3,329	Corporation	1052	507170490
23	Insco - Insular De Hipermercados, S.A.	Portugal	Ponta Delgada	Rua Juventude, 38	Ilha de São Miguel	9500-211	*****.pt	1992	$300,428,133	2,300	Corporation	176	512032386
24	Lido Sol Ii - Distribuicão De Produtos Alimentares, S.A.	Portugal	Funchal	Caminho Do Poco Barral, 61	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-292	*****.pt	1995	$291,945,963	1,278	Corporation	673	511081383
25	Prozis.com, S.A. (zona Franca Da Madeira)	Portugal	Machico	Zona Franca Industrial, Plataforma 28 Pavilhao K Modelo 6	Ilha Da Madeira	9200-047	N/A	2004	$261,668,898	9	Corporation	35	506806693

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Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 80,702 Portuguese retail firms with a known headcount, 66,345 (82%) have one to four people, 8,958 have five to nine, 4,838 have ten to 49 and 561 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (39,246, 55%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 1075,303 93%
Small 10 to 494,838 6%
Medium 50 to 249513 0.6%
Large 250+48 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

1,614

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 754 more than $10 million.

1,532

firms were entered in 2026.

Retail firms in Lisboa

Lisboa has 7,387 retail companies and retail firms, 7.9% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 25% below the national share. Four in five Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 109 have 50 or more. 213 new firms were entered in 2026, 1,266 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 5,039 · 78%
5-9: 860 · 13%
10-19: 312 · 5%
20-49: 135 · 2%
50+: 109 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 691 · 9%
Partnerships: 3,043 · 41%
Lda and S.A.: 2,022 · 27%
Other or none: 1,631 · 22%

Of the Portuguese total: 8.2%
Of all Lisboa companies: 7.9%
Against the national share: 0.7×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 213
Entered 2025: 367
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 13.9%

Old

Before 1990: 1,266 · 17%
1990 or later: 6,121 · 83%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 10.1%

Reachable

Email: 1,751 · 24%
Phone: 3,085 · 42%
Website: 2,334 · 32%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 2,851 · 51%
$100K-$500K: 1,482 · 26%
$500K-$1M: 476 · 8%
$1M and more: 797 · 14%

Largest

126,579
26,709
33,329
43,222
51,845

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Largest retail firms in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Pingo Doce - Distribuicão Alimentar, S.A. is the largest retail firm in Portugal by headcount. 561 firms employ 50 people or more; 240 employ 100 or more.

1Lisboa26,579 staff
2Matosinhos26,291 staff
3Oeiras11,709 staff
4Vila Nova de Gaia7,381 staff
5Lisboa6,709 staff
6Oeiras6,207 staff
7Lisboa3,329 staff
8Lisboa3,222 staff
9Loures3,090 staff
10Moita2,811 staff

By employee size · 80,702 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	66,345	82%
5-9	8,958	11%
10-19	3,416	4%
20-49	1,422	2%
50-99	321	0.4%
100-199	118	0.1%
200-499	74	<0.1%
500-999	26	<0.1%
1,000+	22	<0.1%

82% have 1 to 4 people; 1,422 have 20 to 49; 561 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	39,246	55%
$100K-$500K	17,895	25%
$500K-$1M	5,887	8%
$1M-$5M	7,308	10%
$5M-$10M	860	1%
$10M-$50M	641	0.9%
$50M-$100M	60	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	42	<0.1%
$500M+	11	<0.1%

55% under $100,000; 7,308 between $1M and $5M; 1,614 above $5M.

How many retail companies are there in Portugal?

Retail companies and retail firms in Portugal

90,245

21 October 2026

There are 90,245 retail companies and retail firms in Portugal in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 9 Portuguese companies. About 7 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (1,532 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 68,305 76%
Head offices: 5,153
Branch offices: 16,787

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 47. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 47.

21,513 of the 90,245 are Lda and S.A. (24%); 21,642 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most retail companies in Portugal (7,387), ahead of Porto (3,124), Sintra (2,355), Braga (1,767) and Vila Nova de Gaia (1,706). Together the five hold one in six of them. Relative to their size, Paços de Ferreira, Póvoa de Varzim and Chaves have the most: 1.4 to 1.6 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

367 Portuguese cities have at least one retail firm; 306 have ten or more; 34 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Retail firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 10.58. Paços de Ferreira has 1.6 times the national share.

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By district 31 districts

District	Firms	%
Lisboa	18,745	21%
Porto	14,868	16%
Braga	7,438	8%
Setúbal	6,118	7%
Aveiro	5,812	6%
Faro	5,396	6%
Leiria	4,632	5%
Santarém	3,944	4%
Coimbra	3,731	4%
Viseu	3,101	3%

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The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 23 Portuguese retail firms from before 1900, 519 from before 1950 and 12,512 from before 1990.

1819
1. Lisboa
1830
1. Lisboa
1834
1. Lisboa
1835
1. Lisboa
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1. Lisboa
1860
1. Lisboa

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12,512

Portuguese retail firms date from before 1990

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were entered in 1990

Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

1,532 retail firms were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about 7 a working day, after 2,788 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 4.6% of the inflow.

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2,4842023
3,5872024
2,7882025
1,5322026 so far

841 of this year's 1,532 are Lda and S.A..

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Lisboa109 staff
2Sintra35 staff
3Coimbra9 staff
4Lisboa9 staff
5Alcobaça9 staff

Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in four Portuguese retail firms work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Only one firm in four is a Lda or S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)21,64224%
Partnerships29,80933%
Lda and S.A.21,51324%
No form on record or other17,28119%

Single-site: 76%
Head offices: 5,153
Branches: 16,787

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

How reachable are they?

Retail firms are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 45% list a phone number and 27% a website.

Email19,959 22%
Phone40,657 45%
Website24,653 27%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 185 retail firms for every one of the jewellery companies in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Retail Companies	90,245	27%	74%
Wholesale Companies	46,902	30%	70%
Transport Companies	32,002	8%	86%
Butchers	4,847	13%	82%
Bakeries	4,406	21%	54%
Jewellery Companies	487	21%	77%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	5,180,213	179.6
The USA	4,232,239	66.3
Italy	978,432	139.3
South Africa	775,083	100.7
The UK	684,014	77.4
Portugal	90,245	105.8

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Frequently asked questions

How many retail companies are there in Portugal?

There are 90,245 retail companies and retail firms in Portugal in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 9 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest retail firm in Portugal?

Pingo Doce - Distribuicão Alimentar, S.A. in Lisboa, with 26,579 staff. By revenue Modelo Continente - Hipermercados, S.A. in Matosinhos leads with $7.6 billion a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most retail companies?

Lisboa, with 7,387, ahead of Porto (3,124), Sintra (2,355), Braga (1,767) and Vila Nova de Gaia (1,706). Relative to its size, Paços de Ferreira has the most: 1.6 times the national share.

How many retail firms are there in Lisboa?

7,387, which is 7.9% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 25% below the national share.

How big is a typical retail firm?

Small. 82% of the 80,702 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 561 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese retail companies sole traders or companies?

One in four (21,642) are sole traders, 33% are partnerships and 24% (21,513) are Lda and S.A..

How many retail firms started in 2026?

1,532 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 2,788 in 2025. 841 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest retail firm in Portugal?

E.e.de Sousa & Silva, Unipessoal, Lda in Lisboa, 1819, followed by Ribeiro & Cutileiro, Lda in Lisboa (1830) and Senna, Lda in Lisboa (1834). 23 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers retail companies?

Portuguese retail companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 47. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 47.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 90,245 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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