date:Dec 17, 2013
n's 15th-largest food retail group - according to analysts citing research group Euromonitor - with 452 stores, most of which are in the northern part of the country, making it a good geographical fit for Dia which has a larger presence in the south.
Last year Dia bought the Spanish and Portuguese arms of insolvent German drugstore chain Schlecker in a move to diversify its product range and expand its presence on the Iberian peninsula.
A deal with El Arbol would allow Dia, with 7,182 stores i