Francesco Canella, farewell to the founder of Alì supermarkets
The entrepreneur from Padua had recently turned 92. From nothing he had created one of the most important large-scale retail companies in the Northeast. Zaia: "he was brilliant"
Unicredit: 15 million in favor of Cisalfa to support its distribution chain
UniCredit Factoring has issued the funds in favor of the Group to finance the working capital of the company's suppliers, advancing trade receivables
Covid: eating habits are changing, Vegan food is booming
The vegan diet is making its way more and more in large-scale distribution: it is no longer a niche choice but a constantly developing trend. And while those who say no to meat and derivatives are growing, they are expanding…
Grocery shopping online: overwhelmed supermarkets and biblical times
The coronavirus emergency has caused a surge in the number of people trying to shop online - Some sites have stopped accepting orders and in the best case the delivery times are very long - Even Amazon is in difficulty
Coronavirus: Unicredit and Esselunga in support of large-scale distribution
subsidized payments in favor of suppliers of the large-scale distribution group: this was decided by the top management of Unicredit and Esselunga to mitigate the difficulties caused by the Coronavirus
Dynamic discounting, what it is and how large-scale distribution will change
The fintech startup also owned by Unicredit offers an innovative formula to allow supplier companies to ask for an advance balance, in exchange for a discount - Unicomm (Selex group) has already successfully experimented: "80% of invoices paid, with…
Carrefour strengthens itself in Italy: agreements with Apulia and Etruria
Thanks to the two different partnerships, 256 points of sale will be added respectively between Puglia, Calabria and Basilicata, and a further 290 located between Tuscany and Umbria.
Supermarkets: less profit, more mergers and acquisitions
The revenues of the large supermarket chains grow but profits fall due to price competition and then off to the M&A ball: Conad takes over the Italian sales points of Auchan, great maneuvers for Coop and Esselunga, 580…
Sears cracks: Amazon kills historic US department stores
Amazon has made another illustrious victim. This is Sears, a historic American department store chain. The group, plagued by 10 billion in debt and an unstoppable drop in sales, ended up in bankruptcy and had to ask…
Shops closed on Sunday: all the pros and cons
After the announcement by Deputy Prime Minister Di Maio, many voices were raised in defense or against the provision for closing shops and shopping centers on Sundays - Here are the pros and cons of the proposal. VIDEO
Shops and supermarkets open or not on May XNUMXst? The battle continues
According to Federdistribuzione, 49% of Italian stores will be open, but the unions announce strikes - Confesercenti: "Deregulation has only succeeded in shifting market shares towards large-scale distribution" - Businesses: "Closing it would be enormous damage for…
Ubi Banca: you can pay for groceries via the app at the hypermarket, here's how
It is possible to pay for groceries via the app and with a QRcode with UBI Banca and SIA which introduce Jiffy in the Iper, La grande i (Finiper Group) stores, bringing a further innovation in cashless payment methods.
Appliances, the crazy illusion that cost 1.000 megastores
From the unbridled rush to the opening of Kolossal stores to the rude awakening that halved retail. The impact of the crisis has also been heavy on industry, which has dropped from 150 to 37 workers. From Trony to Euronics and Mediaworld all…
Bond Esselunga boom: requests above 8 billion
Today's placement of the 1 billion euro bond divided into two tranches of 500 million, which took place at the end of a short roadshow, closed with requests exceeding 8 billion euro.
Esselunga, at the start of a billion-dollar bond in two tranches
The debut of the Italian large-scale distribution giant will take place on the Luxembourg bond market. Supporting the demand is the good momentum of the entire corporate bond market, in addition to the fact that this is the company's first issue, which…
Amazon-Wall Foods, Google-Walmart: it's war between the tech giants
On the one hand the alliance between Google and Walmart to sell the latter's products through Google Assistant, on the other the acquisition of Whole Foods by Amazon for 13,7 billion - It's a war between giants for the domination of…
Amazon unleashes the supermarket war
An almost 14 billion dollar acquisition aimed at conquering a sector that is worth a total of 800 billion - War breaks out in the USA for the domination of large-scale food distribution - In a few years we will do the shopping with a click.
Large-scale distribution: leap of the discounters but Esselunga is the most efficient
A study by Mediobanca R&S reveals that large-scale distribution now accounts for 50% of food retail sales. The best and worst in Italy.
T-Frutta, an app to save on groceries
By the summer, the new service via smartphone will be available throughout Italy, which provides cash-back when you buy branded products on sale from large-scale retailers.
Auchan: redundancies in Italy rise to 1.426
After the breakdown of the negotiations with the unions, the French group has surprisingly increased the layoffs in our country: 1.100 were announced last month alone - The unions are fighting and announce a strike for…
Auchan: profits plunge in 2014, -25,2%
Auchan closed 2014 with profits of 574 million euros, down 25,2% compared to 2013 - Turnover up by 1,5% and reaching 63 billion
Mediobanca report: the top 10 supermarkets, Coop is first but Esselunga is growing
MEDIOBANCA R&D YEARBOOK 2014 - The large-scale distribution sector is struggling in Italy in the period 2009-2013, while in Europe both turnover and sales areas and prices are growing - Carrefour's turnover has been downsized while Esselunga, the best…
R&S-Mediobanca on large-scale distribution: Esselunga shines, French Auchan and Carrefour do badly
R&D-Mediobanca report on large-scale distribution in Italy - In terms of turnover, Esselunga recorded the best variations (+4,5% between 2011 and 2012 and +21,1 between 2008 and 2012), followed by Coop (respectively -0,1, 4,7 and +0,6%), Gecos (-3 and -XNUMX%),…
Metro, the German giant leaves England and bets on Italy
The large-scale distribution giant will invest 40 million between 2013 and 2014 to restructure its 48 large Italian stores - The German company has also launched the Butterfly 2015 program, which provides for the opening of smaller stores (2-3 thousand meters …
Discount, Lillo spa acquires Ld Market
At the end of the integration process, a large national player will emerge representing a 15% share of the national market in the discount segment of large-scale distribution: 720 branches located throughout the country and 4.250 employees; Estimated turnover for…
Istat: retail sales collapse in June, -3% on an annual basis
According to data released by Istat, the raw index of retail sales in June recorded a decline of 3% on an annual basis - Sharp decline for both food and non-food products - Compared to the month…
Neiman Marcus arrives in China: 28 million to Glamour-Sales
The US giant active in large-scale luxury distribution has acquired a minority stake in the Hong Kong-based group - Palazzari & Turries assisted it in the Glamour-Sales operation.
Master in retail management for specialized large-scale distribution
It is aimed at graduates up to the age of 35 and is organized by OBI (multinational in the retail sector) and E-ducation.it, Global Learning Provider in the fields of training and multimedia publishing - Sixty selected students will access the course (in three cities: Rome,…
Wal-Mart profits down 15%
Over the full year, the retail distribution giant recorded revenues of 443,9 billion, up 5,9% and operating profits up 4% to 26,6 billion.
Carrefour and the "crisis" of large-scale distribution: looking for new models
The French group has just changed its top management (George Plassat replaces Lars Olofsson), confirming the difficulties on the market for some years now - The Planet experiment has failed - Large distribution in crisis? Not always: Leclerc flies…
Mediobanca R&D: Esselunga is more profitable than the French and Coop in large-scale distribution
R&D-MEDIOBANCA REPORT - In large-scale distribution, Caprotti's group wins the profitability ranking ahead of Carrefour, Auchan and Coop (which remains the first Italian operator by turnover) - The French big names, always aggressive but less invulnerable: the…
Coop Adriatica buys eight Plenty markets in Bologna, Imola and Ravenna
by Maria Teresa Scorzoni - The cooperative giant of large-scale distribution has signed a preliminary agreement with Albrea srl and Bodal srln for the purchase of eight Plenty markets and the passage under the InCoop banner by the end of the year - Expected…