Italy news

Italian market leader Conad is set to continue its expansion plan across Italy, by launching new stores which embed its strategic priorities. Discounter Penny reveals it plans to claim more share in the Italian discount market by 2025. Separately, Code Crai Ovest and Carrefour Italia focus on reducing food waste by launching new in-store initiatives and technology. Conad continues its expansio...

Carrefour reports a strong performance in a challenging year, especially as inflation accelerated across all European markets. The retailer confirms its net sales in 2022 reached €81,385m an increase of 15.5%, with like-for-like (LFL) sales growing by 8.5%, compared to 2021. The group has successfully navigated a challenge environment to protect shoppers purchasing power, while also focusing on i...

Carrefour continues to innovate across Europe and Latin America. The retailer has introduced new initiatives to interact with Christmas shoppers. Whereas, Carrefour Brazil commits to freezing prices, as inflation continues to cause uncertainty. Carrefour continues to partner with organisations to offer shoppers new initiatives such as a Deliveroo Hop store in Italy and autonomous delivery in F...

Italy-based Selex Gruppo Commerciale announced its 2022 results and revealed its strategic plans for the year ahead. Positive sales performance The group announced its gross turnover of €17.8 bn, an increase of 5.6% compared to 2021. Selex has ambitions to invest €340m in 2023 to launch 63 new supermarkets and renovate 73 stores. The group has an 18-member company, allowing Selex to operate t...

Italian retailers continue to experiment with store concepts, focusing on proximity and urban formats, while we are also seeing more retailers trial cashierless stores. Meanwhile, retailers, such as Eurospin, have launched new private label ranges to improve shoppers' quality perception and meet shopper needs. Finally, retailers have started to forecast their 2022 results ahead of the Christmas p...

The Carrefour group shared its new strategic plan to 2026, which reflected on its achievements and showcases its new evolving strategic plan. The group plans to build a stronger and more competitive model which creates more value. Carrefour has set several objectives to gain market share, reduce food waste, increase its commitment to climate change and enhance its private label range. Taking a...

Carrefour reports a strong performance in a challenging environment, especially as inflation accelerated across all European markets. The retailer confirms its sales in Q3 2022 reached €23,504m an increase of 19%, with like-for-like (LFL) sales growing by 11.3%, compared to Q3 2021. Source: Carrefour Alexandre Bompard, Carrefour’s Chairman and CEO addresses Q3’s outcomes ‘In an en...

Carrefour continues to innovate across Europe. In Italy it has launched its first remodelled hypermarket, to help drive growth in the channel, while it has also increased its commitment to reducing food waste, as Carrefour Belgium and Carrefour Poland aim to tackle the issue. Carrefour Italia reveals its first remodelled hypermarket Carrefour Italia has opened its first updated hypermarket,...

As inflation continues to rise across Europe, Carrefour has implemented methods to help protect shoppers purchasing power in France, as well as supporting organic farming. The retailer also continues to expand its format offer in Poland, opening its first franchised hypermarket. Furthermore, Carrefour Italia’s expansion has reached 1,500 stores across 19 regions.   France: Carrefour fights infl...

Carrefour reports a strong performance in a challenging environment and confirms its consolidated net sales in the first half of 2022 rose 13.2% to €39,054m with like-for-like (LFL) sales up by 5.4% compared to H1 2021. Source: Carrefour Carrefour France: positive Q2 sales performance The group revealed its consolidated Q2 sales increased by 17.2% to €23,078 and LFL sales increased by ...