El Corte Inglés is reinforcing its culinary leadership with a strong commitment to ready meals, a category already available in eight stores across Catalonia. This strategy responds to a growing demand for high-quality culinary solutions, adapted to today's fast-paced lifestyle, that allow people to eat well while spending less time cooking. These meals are especially relevant during celebrations like Christmas, when convenience is sought without sacrificing flavor or culinary excellence.

The perfect meeting place to enjoy Christmas with the family exists. El Corte Inglés is organizing a program of children's activities and events with games at all its stores in Catalonia, aiming to create unforgettable experiences for the little ones. For a few days, the department stores will be transformed into the ideal epicenter for a full program of free children's activities, where boys and girls can enjoy magic shows, music, storytelling, and entertainment, as well as meet their favorite cartoon characters and discover and try out new toys.

El Corte Inglés is going through a period of change. Just two months after dismiss Gastón Bottazzini Having already served as CEO and restructured the company's top executive team, the next change is at the top of the group. This Wednesday, the shopping center chain appointed Cristina Álvarez as its new president, replacing her sister Marta Álvarez, the company announced in a statement.

The biggest news this week regarding executive appointments has been at the department store chain El Corte Inglés, which has dismissed its CEO, Gastón Bottazzini, and appointed a new general manager, eliminating Bottazzini's position. Meanwhile, ING has hired Santander as its new head of corporate banking in Spain, and AstraZeneca has a new vice president for its subsidiary Alexion.

The board of directors of El Corte Inglés has dismissed its CEO, Gastón Bottazzini, and restructured the company's top executive team, according to a statement released by the department store chain on Wednesday. Bottazzini is leaving the Madrid-based company just over a year after his appointment, on the eve of the Christmas season, a crucial period for the retailer. According to the statement, the CEO's departure was "by mutual agreement" between both parties "after a period of reflection." The retailer has appointed Santiago Bau as CEO, with direct responsibility for all of the group's businesses, as well as the corporate and financial areas. Furthermore, Rafael Díaz Yeregui, currently deputy secretary of the board and general secretary of the company, will assume the roles of legal counsel, sustainability, and human resources directors. In both cases, these positions report directly to the board's monitoring committee, chaired by Marta Álvarez, the group's president.

El Corte Inglés is lighting up the facades of its most iconic stores, such as the Diagonal store, in pink to support breast cancer research. October 19th is World Breast Cancer Day, and the company is joining this initiative with various actions to raise awareness of this cause and support those affected by the disease.

The department store chain El Corte Inglés closed the 2024-2025 fiscal year (from March 1, 2024, to February 28) with an increase in sales and profit, the company reported in a statement on Thursday. Thus, the group increased its net profit by 6.7% to €512 million, while turnover grew by 2% to €16.675 billion.

"Dear customer, for El Corte Inglés, privacy and the protection of your data is a constant commitment." Customers of the El Corte Inglés department store woke up on Monday to a message from the company warning them of unauthorized access to its database by an external provider. The information that was accessed included customer identity and contact information, as well as card numbers for purchases only at El Corte Inglés. The pins on the cards were not stolen.

The covid-19 pandemic has caused historic losses for department store chain El Corte Inglés. The company closed its last fiscal year, which runs from March 2020 to February 2021, with a net loss of €2.9bn. In the previous year, ending in February 2020, just when the pandemic broke out in Spain, it made a profit of €310m.