Dia is now in top 100 of retailers

LOW-COST supermarket chain Dia now ranks in the commercial world alongside Mercadona, El Corte Ingles and Inditex.

They are all amongst the 100 top retailers, according to statistics released by Deloitte.

Valencian chain Mercadona continues to lead in the ranking amongst similar stores, although it slipped two points to 44th place.

At 47th position is textile giant Inditex which has risen two places and is eight places in front of its rival H&M (who are at 55), whilst El Corte Ingles is placed at 54 after falling seven places.

Dia appears in the ranking for the first time following its split from Carrefour and is currently at number 73.

Eroski lost positions this year and fell from 98th to 119th place.  The classification based on the total volume of sales of the 250 top companies in the world during the last fiscal year, analyses the evolution of the sector, expectations for 2013 and possible trends.

North American group Wal-Mart is once more in first position, followed by the French Carrefour, Britain’s Tesco and the German Metro.