El Corte Inglés
WebsiteEl Corte Inglés is the largest department store group in Spain. It began as a tailor's shop of that name founded in 1890. Ramón Areces bought it in 1935 and set up the company in June 1940, when the business had seven employees. Since then the group has grown from one shop into a network of department stores, supermarkets and other formats.
Range
- Fashion, beauty, home, electronics and more in the department stores
- Related banners such as Hipercor, Supercor, Sfera, the outlet stores, Sánchez Romero and the travel group Viajes El Corte Inglés
- A web shop, an app and the El Corte Inglés purchase card, which has 11.8 million users
Where to find it
The group reports a global income volume of 17,247 million euros, more than 1,600 commercial establishments and more than 81,700 people on its team (company website, 2026).
Ownership
El Corte Inglés is a Spanish group. In 2021 the insurer Grupo Mutua acquired 8 percent of its capital. No non-European majority holder is known.