8M: Barcelona's local commerce is synonymous with women

COMMERCE. In Barcelona, 58% of the 145,000 people who work in the commerce sector are women. However, they only run 45.9% of the city's commercial establishments.

Update: reopening of shops in shopping centres and those with a sales area of over 400 square metres is now permitted

COVID-19. The Generalitat has extended all the measures in force since 8 February until 8 March, but with the incorporation of a degree of flexibility: shops in shopping centres and those over 400 m2 may reopen on weekdays.

Introducing Merco, the winning app at Barcelona City Council's 1st Commerce Hackathon

DIGITALIZATION. We talk to Rubén Heras, the co-founder of Mobility Software Solutions and a member of the team that developed Merco, the winning app at the 1st Commercial Hackathon which is aimed at making the digital world more...

Update: All measures and restrictions for shops and bars, cafés and restaurants have been extended

COVID-19. The Catalan government has extended all the measures in force since 8 February. This means that bookshops will continue to be able to open at weekends and that bars, cafés and restaurants will be able to serve tables for...

Barcelona City Council supports local commerce in the face of vandalism

Insurers. The Municipal Consumer Information Office (OMIC) provides support and information on how to make a claim with insurers or the CCS.

Subsidy call for improvements to commercial establishments

Subsidies. Promoted by the Municipal Institute for Urban Landscape, the subsidies seek to highlight the value of small commerce as one of the key aspects in configuring the city’s identity.

All commercial establishments in Barcelona deserve a prize

Commerce. The jury for the Barcelona Commerce award recognised the sector as a whole.

Boosting shops and restaurants in the districts

Local commerce. The government measures are aimed at boosting and consolidating the economic and commercial fabric of the city’s neighbourhoods.