Who owns Arenal?
Arenal is owned by Sonae (Portugal, Euronext Lisbon: SON).[1]
Sonae owns 75% of Arenal rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Sonae Integrated Annual Report 2025, Sonae, SGPS, S.A, 1 April 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Sonae, SGPS, S.A. (75% stake) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇹 Portugal, Maia
- Origin
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › General merchandise own brands
- Parent ticker
- Euronext Lisbon: SON
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Arenal
Arenal Perfumerías is a Spanish perfumery and drugstore chain that MC first bought 60 per cent of and later acquired outright, buying the remaining 40 per cent of its share capital. It was merged with Druni to form the Iberian health and beauty platform Sonae now runs with Wells. Sonae values the Arenal brand at €51.3 million as an intangible with indefinite useful life.
Ownership timeline of Arenal
Where Arenal sits in Sonae
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Sonae
Sonae controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in general merchandise own brands, and who owns them
The 162 brands in general merchandise own brands on Brandtree belong to 68 owners. The largest is JD Sports, with 15; Sonae has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blacks | JD Sports | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Bebemundo | Corporación Favorita | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| Innom | Reitan Retail | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| B&Q | Kingfisher | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Anko | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Basualdo | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Bike Republic | Colruyt Group | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Glans | Hagar | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
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About the owner: Sonae
Sonae is a publicly listed company headquartered in Maia, Portugal, founded in 1959. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as Euronext Lisbon: SON.
Sonae was founded in 1959 as a wood-based panel producer in northern Portugal, went public in 1983, and now describes itself as an investment company that takes controlling stakes and shapes strategy from the board rather than running its companies day to day. Its shares trade on Euronext Lisbon under ISIN PTSON0AM0001; Efanor Investimentos held 53.05 per cent at the end of 2025. It reports six segments: MC, the Portuguese food retail and health and beauty business; Worten in electronics; Musti in Nordic pet retail; Sierra in real estate; Bright Pixel in technology investment; and a 37.4 per cent holding in the telecoms operator NOS.
🇪🇸 Arenal and other Spanish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 122 brands that began in Spain. 59 of them (48%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Arenal among them.
- Blenture — Votorantim Cimentos 🇧🇷
- Interplasp — Sheela Foam 🇮🇳
- Sprinter — JD Sports 🇬🇧
- Abertis — Mundys 🇮🇹
- Air Europa — Air Europa 🇪🇸
- Aktuva — Cantabria Labs 🇪🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Arenal?
The parent company of Arenal is Sonae, a publicly listed company headquartered in Portugal.
Is Arenal Spanish or Portuguese?
Arenal originated in Spain, but it is owned today by Sonae, which is headquartered in Portugal. So Arenal is a Spanish-origin brand under Portuguese ownership.
Is Arenal still owned by Sonae?
Yes. As of 20 September 2026, Arenal is still owned by Sonae (75% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Sonae Integrated Annual Report 2025 — Sonae, SGPS, S.A., Annual report, published 1 April 2026; retrieved 20 September 2026.
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