Esselunga news

Creating a truly inclusive shopping experience is paramount for retailers to offer the best service to their shoppers. In this article we examine initiatives from around the world, including sensory-friendly environments, redesigns to cater to physical disabilities, and offering child- and pet-friendly solutions. Creating an environment that is sensory-friendly - Michela Kerbaker, Insight Anal...

The Italian retailer has just published its H1 results for 2023, experiencing strong growth in sales but maintaining its position as top supermarket for price  A summary of the numbers  Sales up 7.3% to €4,638m  EBITDA up to €358.5m from €214,6m   Net income of €53.5m  Not passing costs to customers  Esselunga is continuing to take on the burden of the growing cost of livi...

The Italian retailer has upgraded its website as it continues to expand its online offering as it focuses on its omnichannel strategy  A new look and feel with improved user experience The user interface has been improved across all devices; the new website features clearer images and a new layout with improved navigation. With the new “Intelligent Search” function and personalised recommen...

Summer is here, and with it sunshine and heatwaves, making it vital to protect skin from UV damage. The Italian retailer raises awareness on the importance of correct sun exposure, and provides free protection to all in this new initiative.  Free for the summer, in partnership with leading cancer charity  In partnership with LILT (Lega Italia per la Lotta contro i Tumori; Italian league for...

We look at a few recent developments in the Bel Paese.  Esselunga opens new hypermarket in Liguria  For its second store in Genoa, Esselunga has opened a new location in San Benigno. The 3,200 sq. m hypermarket is on two floors and features 18,000 SKUs, a large Bar Atlantic, EV charging points in the car park, self-checkouts and several counters. Its offer includes a wine shop with a sommel...

Italian retailer Esselunga reported growth of 3.2% in 2022, with profits plummeting due to high inflation and a deliberate decision to lower the cost of products, protecting shoppers’ purchasing power.   Key numbers:  Total sales: 3.2% from €8,561.2m to €8,835.5m  EBITDA: -27.3% from €689.7m to €501.4m  Net profit: -76% from €266.5m to €63.8m  A commitment to customers   E...

Finiper-owned, Iper has introduced a new private label range, which claims to deliver high-quality products. Meanwhile, SPAR Italy and Esselunga revealed its 2021 results, both reporting an increase in sales. Separately, Coop Italia plans to increase its private label to support shoppers during this increasingly difficult economic environment.  Iper introduces its ‘Patto Qualità Iper’ private ...

What are Italian retailers doing to stay ahead as they participate in a highly competitive and complex market? Esselunga launched an experimental store concept to increase its Elisenda pastry and bakery range. Separately, Conad announced its investment plans to 2023, while Gruppo Végé set out its plans to extend its store network by 131 stores by the end of 2022. Esselunga experiments with temp...

Italy-based Esselunga announced it aims to plant three million trees by 2030, to showcase its renewed commitment to the environment. Meanwhile, Portugal-based Pingo Doce is encouraging shoppers to bring their own containers to stores and, on 2 August 2021, Lidl added eco-score labels on approximately 100 products. Esselunga set to plant 3m trees by 2030 Esselunga has revealed plans to plant...

As Crai plans to continue its expansion plans throughout 2020 as Carrefour and Decathlon launch a partnership to offer shoppers more sport and well-being products in Milan and Esselunga releases H1 results, we round up news from the market. Esselunga sees sales advance slightly in H1 Esselunga said sales rose 0.9% to €4.06 bn in the first half of the financial year, helped by the opening of...