
ALPHAMEGA HYPERMARKETS
We are the largest and fastest developing Cypriot hypermarket chain in the country, with 16 stores and 1700 employees to-date, in December 2019.
At ALPHAMEGA we are proud for the unique shopping experience we provide our customers.
At our ultra-modern, spacious hypermarkets, consumers are offered an abundance of quality products at a wide range of prices. The rich variety caters to the tastes of even the most demanding customers, with well-known brands and delicatessen from all around the world, including products from the multinational giant Tesco, quality products of other known brands and our own best price ALPHAMEGA products, AB and 365 markets.
Everyday, with care, we select our fruit, top quality meat, carefully selected fresh fish and in the early hours each day our bakery starts preparing a huge variety of pastries.
Our people are always there to help and assist, in order to enhance every aspect of your shopping experience.
Our hypermarkets are for all and each one of you.
Unique privileges
At ALPHAMEGA, we reward our loyal customers and add value to their purchases. With our loyalty programme, our customers receive special coupons with their purchases, which they can exchange for known brands of household items either receiving these for free or at very low prices.
Furthermore, with our modern Customer Relationship Management system, we are able to respond to our customers based on their unique needs and inquiries promptly, thereby enhancing their shopping experience.
Finally, one more innovation of the ALPHAMEGA hypermarkets is the Social Family Card. Our customers receive updates on new products through social media, updates on services and offers and through purchases using their Social Family card our customers take part in competitions with big prizes and enjoy an array of exclusive privileges.
We take care of our people
We have been certified by Investors In People, a unique, internationally recognized quality standard in the domain of Human Resources management and development, a fact which emphasizes the quality of our excellent work environment.
We contribute actively to the economic and employment growth of our country
Since 2013 to this day, we have invested approximately 20 million euro in the creation of new stores and 400 new job positions, thus underscoring our growth-oriented outlook and showing our faith in the prospects of Cyprus economy.
We are dedicated to our social mission
With our active corporate social responsibility programme, we play a leading role in the social life of the country and the communities in which we are active. Furthermore, we take care to reduce the environmental impact of our activities.
HISTORY
Alphamega Hypermarkets are among the largest and most well-known hypermarkets in Cyprus. The Hypermarkets history started in 1958 when Mr. Charalambides opened his first hypermarket and in a short time period grew to become one of the largest hypermarket chains in Cyprus with a reputation of stocking the finest and most varied selection of local and imported international products.
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1996
In 1996 Charalambides Hypermarket started its operation in Engomi. This was a very high standard, modern hypermarket which could be favorably compared with some of the best European hypermarkets. -
1997
In 1997 the Hypermarket was sold to Mr Adreas Papaellinas who created the C.A.PAPAELLINAS Emporiki LTD and in 2002 renamed the Charalambides hypermarket to ALPHAMEGA. -
2002
In 2002 the company expands with another hypermarket in the area of Acropolis. The new Hypermarket introduced a new way of shopping where both the customer and the trolley were carried from the ground floor to the 1st floor on a special escalator. -
2004
In 2004 the company takes over a local supermarket in Larnaka ‘Ftini Gonia’, which in turn was renovated and converted into a modern hypermarket which fitted the company’s image. -
2007
In October 2007 C.A PAPAELLINAS Emporiki Ltd expands to Limassol with the opening of its most modern facility offering to the Limassol people the quality and elegance that only Alphamega knows how to achieve! -
2011
Mid 2011 Alphamega takes over a local supermarket in Deftera ” Green Valley”, which in turn was also renovated and converted into a modern hypermarket named Alphamega fresh & easy. -
2011
End of 2011 C.A PAPAELLINAS Emporiki Ltd expands to Paphos with the opening of a state of -the- art facility. -
2013
2013 was the year of expansion. Alphamega opened new stores in Central Larnaka, Kolossi, Skarinou, as well as Kapsalos.