El Corte Inglés opens its first store inside another company’s premises

Retail conglomerate El Corte Inglés has opened its first store inside another company’s premises, at the Madrid headquarters of Spanish telecoms company Telefónica.

The store, trading under the El Corte Inglés Convenience Store banner, has a sales area of 10,765 sq ft and offers a wide product range including food, pharmacy items, entertainment, stationery and gifts.

The store will cater for the 12,000 Telefónica employees based at the headquarters. It also has a customer service desk through which shoppers can order any product available at El Corte Inglés.