Supermercados Llobet, S.A.

Grup Llobet, also trading as Supermercados Llobet, S.A. and known simply as Llobet, is a supermarket chain headquartered in Spain. The company sells groceries, beverages, and household products to consumers through its retail outlets. It operates approximately 40 stores located across multiple regions of the country. Its operations are supported by a centralized warehouse that manages inventory for nearly 12,000 distinct products. This scale of store count and SKU range situates the firm as a regional player within the Spanish grocery sector.

In January 2022, the chain suffered a cyberattack that disrupted its financial and distribution systems, leading to product shortages as the centralized warehouse was affected. Attackers demanded an unspecified ransom, which the organisation refused to pay, prompting a recovery effort that extended beyond a week. Internal teams and external cybersecurity specialists worked to rebuild the inventory management platform and reconstruct accounting records, necessitating manual re‑entry of data. The incident highlighted the dependence of the business on its IT infrastructure for both commercial transactions and back‑office functions. No details regarding the company’s ownership or any parent‑subsidiary relationships are provided in the source material.