Commercial activity in Madrid
In the Community of Madrid, trade generates 12% of GDP, of which 5,9% corresponds to retail trade.
OPENING SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS
From the 15 of July of 2012, date of entry into force of the Law of Dynamisation, commercial establishments located in the Community of Madrid have full freedom to open on Sundays and holidays. In this way at present, Each merchant will determine with full freedom throughout the territory of the Community of Madrid, the opening holidays in which he will develop his commercial activity.
FREEDOM OF HOURS
Within the Community of Madrid, there is no legal restriction on opening and closing hours of commercial establishments; is his own merchant whoever freely decide the days and hours of opening and closing of your establishments in the set of weekdays of the week.
SUPPRESSION OF LICENSES
The Law 2 / 2012, of 12 of June, of Dinamización of the Commercial Activity of the Community of Madrid, DELETE for retail commercial activities, certain services and those carried out in offices, which are included in the Annex to the Law, urban licenses previously required according to the Law 9 / 2001, of 7 of July, of the Land of the Community of Madrid.
La inability to license planning in the scope of application of the Law 2 / 2012, of 12 of June, extends both to the building permits As the activity licenses. being replaced by a responsible declaration, in which the interested party declares that it complies with the current regulations; the technical project or the technical documentation that is necessary in each case and the payment of the corresponding rate, price or financial compensation
The commercial sector of the Community of Madrid is currently made up of 64.176 retail establishments and 38.644 wholesalers. Specifically, the 64.176 retail establishments employ 268.568 people, representing more than 8,7% of the employed population in the region.
The number of companies in the commercial sector in the Community of Madrid is 84.006, of which 60,5% are small companies, that is 50.853.
Within the specialized trade, food is an essential sector in the Community of Madrid, highlighting the role played by the daily products trade grouped in Food Markets and Commercial Galleries.
In addition, dthe textile sector, which in 2021 generated, in the region 1.742 million euros, existing at that date 6.182 points of sale and 25.081 workers. On average, people from Madrid spend more than 304 euros a year in this sector.
In relation to franchising, the Community of Madrid is a leader in this segment. Of the 1.375 teachings that currently make up the franchise system in Spain, 401 of them are in the region. These are 29.007 stores, which invoice 12.802,1 million euros and employ 136.582 people.
The non-sedentary sale or itinerant sale has an important representation in the Community of Madrid. Our Region has 186 markets in 134 municipalities, of which 26 are located in the municipality of Madrid (among them, the emblematic "Rastro") and the remaining 160 in 133 other municipalities. The 134 municipalities that have a market have a population of 6.367.933 inhabitants, which means that 98% of the total population of the Community of Madrid has a market in their municipality.
As for electronic commerce, this modality is fully established in the Community of Madrid. In this context, in the region more than 62% of the population has acquired, over the last three months, goods or services for private use through the Internet.
Commerce of Madrid in figures
The document “El Comercio de Madrid in Figures” shows the most relevant statistical information related to Madrid's commerce. In particular, the most up-to-date data referring to the number of companies and commercial establishments, turnover, commercial structure, electronic commerce and employment evolution are analyzed.
Council for the Promotion of Trade of the Community of Madrid
Council for the Promotion of the Madrilenian Commerce
Consultative, advisory and participation collegiate body, of mixed composition, in which the Public Administrations, the Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services of Madrid and the most representative business and trade union organizations at the regional level are represented.
The Plenary of the Council for the Promotion of Commerce of the Community of Madrid consists of 21 members and is made up of its President, Vice President and 19 Members appointed by Order of the competent Counselor in matters of domestic trade, at the proposal of their respective organizations.
The Permanent Commission will be integrated, at least, by the President of the Council or his substitute, who will act as the Presidency, the Vice President or person in whom he delegates and the Members appointed by the Plenary from among its members.
Among other functions, they are attributed to the Council:
-To act as a consultative, advisory and participatory body in the design of aid programs for the commercial sector.
-Develop proposals that promote the dynamization, modernization and increase of competitiveness in the commerce sector.
-Adopting initiatives aimed at the promotion of trade, entrepreneurship and
competitiveness in the commercial sector.
The last meeting of the Council for the Promotion of Trade was held on March 1, 2023.
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