Xalkiadakis Supermarket
The XALKIADAKIS SA company has been active in the field of S/M since 1980 until today. At its beginning, the image of the market in Crete was utterly different from the one we know today: small units, neighbourhood grocers and small greengrocers. The Xalkiadakis brothers managed to introduce a new way of shopping in Crete. Variety and consistent quality and now the customer of Heraklion would know "self-service", heralding the beginning of a new era that would reach Crete sooner or later.
The young entrepreneurs knew Cretan consumers well. Being Cretans themselves, they felt the responsibility towards their clients, who, however, were not strangers or unknown. They were friends, neighbours, relatives or even acquaintances. And friends demand respect from friends. And with this philosophy, the characterisation that follows the chain until today was built: "Xalkiadakis supermarket, the name you trust".
The fact that the Xalkiadakis family lives and operates in Cretan society helps them to have daily contact with consumers and listen to the needs of the Cretan people from the front line. With a presence from end to end in all the major cities of Crete, being the largest employer in the island's retail trade with over 1,600 people in the company's workforce and supporting the island's society by all means through charity programmes, sports and social actions the Xalkiadakis company is considered the “Cretan” supermarket.
The business is supported and supports the Cretan economy: Cretan products have their rightful place on the chain's shelves, and the strategy of supporting Cretan producers is evident in all areas where they operate.
The Vision of the Xalkiadakis Supermarkets is:
- To continue to offer their customers quality products, supporting the local community and utilising human resources, always respecting the principles and values of the Xalkiadakis family.
- Ensuring the high quality of the products they offer customers according to the strictest specifications. They take care, every day, to serve their customers with courtesy, directness and respect, offering a wide variety of products at consistently high quality and low prices.
- The respect, recognition and reward of their workforce and the promotion and development of their staff through continuous training in all areas of activities.
- Building long-term relationships of trust with their partners, aiming at mutually beneficial partnerships.
- The promotion and support of Cretan products (with a timeless and robust position on the shelves), the Cretan way of eating, as well as the cooperation with notable local suppliers and the support of the local market.
- The practical support of vulnerable groups. The promotion of culture as well as sports with sponsorships to associations, clubs and events. Donations in the fields of health and education.