It was south of the Douro that Action made its debut in Portugal. The Dutch chain, founded in 1993, opened its first store in the country on February 29, 2024, at Focus Park in Vila Nova de Gaia, according to Echo Boomer. Since then, it hasn’t slowed down: by August, it already had 34 stores in Portugal, according to Jornal Económico, with six located in the Porto district. In the municipality of Porto, however, it has not yet opened any stores.
What’s for sale at Action
Each store carries nearly 6,000 items across 14 categories, including home, technology, garden, cleaning, hygiene, toys, and pet products. The chain guarantees that it always has 1,500 items priced under 1 €, according to Action’s website, and that the average price is below 2 €, as reported by Portugal Global.
Part of the assortment is constantly updated, with 150 new items added each week. As a result, you won’t always find the same items from one visit to the next.
Where are the Action stores located in the Porto district?
Addresses and hours according to Action’s website:
Vila Nova de Gaia (Focus Park)
Rua do Emissor, 236-338, 4400-436 Vila Nova de Gaia
Hours: every day, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Vila Nova de Gaia (Gaia Park, Rechousa)
Rua da Rechousa, 375-505, 4410-222 Vila Nova de Gaia
Hours: every day, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Rua Trabalhadores do Arco, Lot 3, Unit C, 4780-424 Santo Tirso
Hours: every day, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Av. Central de Guilhufe, 1110, 1120, and 1210, Unit D, 4560-143 Penafiel
Hours: every day, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Rua Dr. F. Sá Carneiro, 709, 4630-205 Marco de Canaveses
Hours: daily , from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Rua 1.º de Maio, 86, 4610-825 Felgueiras
Hours: every day, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The second store in Gaia, in Rechousa, opened on March 6, 2025, as reported by Echo Boomer, and the one in Penafiel opened in December 2024, according to MAGG. For those living south of Gaia, the store in Ovar—located in the Aveiro district—is another option (Lugar da Pardala, EN 109, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.).
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