All Italy articles – Page 4

  • News

    Fall in turnover for CDC

    2012-07-26T07:00:00Z

    Electronics store and warehouse club operator CDC’s turnover for the second quarter ended June 30 fell 55% to E75m (£58m).The retailer’s primary trading margin was down 57% to E7.6m (£5.9m). CDC attributed the plunge to its ongoing financial burden and the negative outlook for the market.

  • Sainsbury’s raised eyebrows this morning with the announcement of its acquisition of the 64% stake HMV had in etailer and social media platform Anobii
    Analysis

    Analysis: What does Sainsbury’s e-book acquisition mean for the market?

    2012-06-12T13:31:00Z

    Sainsbury’s raised eyebrows this morning with the announcement of its acquisition of the 64% stake HMV had in etailer and social media platform Anobii.

  • Chinese clothing retailer Bosideng is to open its first store in the UK this summer
    News

    Chinese retailer Bosideng's first UK store set to open

    2012-05-29T08:43:00Z

    Chinese clothing retailer Bosideng is to open its first store in the UK this summer.

  • Ikea will be entering the crowded electronics market with its Uppleva brand
    Analysis

    Can Ikea change the face of consumer electronics?

    April 27 2012

    Ikea has surprised us all with its plans to launch a range of living room furniture with integrated consumer electronics.

  • News

    Amazon begins trial with Poste Italiane

    2012-03-22T07:00:00Z

    Amazon has begun a trial with the Italian postal service, Poste Italiane, to deliver goods from Amazon.it and accept credit card payments on delivery, it has been reported. As part of a test operating from 6,500 post offices, postal workers are being equipped with palm-sized card-reading devices.The pilot, which began ...

  • News

    Mercadona considers international expansion

    2012-03-08T07:00:00Z

    Spanish grocer Mercadona could be about to start international expansion, beginning with Italy. The retailer is said to be negotiating the acquisition of a small chain in northern Italy of 30 to 40 stores.If successful, the deal will be announced this month. Mercadona started looking at a number of potential ...

  • Calzedonia
    News

    Calzedonia to expand across UK

    2011-12-02T17:31:00Z

    Hosiery and beachwear retailer Calzedonia is to expand across the UK as it signs for a store in The City of London.

  • News

    Bernardo Caprotti steps down as chairman of Esselunga

    2011-10-17T07:00:00Z

    Bernardo Caprotti, founder and owner of supermarket chain Esselunga, has stepped down as chairman. Caprotti made the announcement himself and said the move will help the private chain “have a proper management”. He said that he will retain “an operating role” in human resources at Esselunga.Caprotti will also retain his ...

  • Gap, Rome
    Gallery

    Gap, Via del Corso, Rome

    2011-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Gap understands the notion of what makes a flagship to judge from this 14,110 sq ft, two-floor branch that has just opened on Rome’s Via del Corso, one of the Eternal City’s principal shopping streets.

  • News

    Carrefour Italy inaugurates first Carrefour Planet hypermarket

    2011-07-27T11:09:00Z

    Carrefour in Italy has inaugurated its first Carrefour Planet hypermarket at Paderno Dugnano in Milan.The store covers an area of almost 140,000 sq ft and uses the concept already developed in France, Spain and Belgium.Together with lower prices, the new store features specialist offers organised by sector, and services including ...

  • News

    Rewe Group in negotiations with Conad

    2011-07-27T11:00:00Z

    German grocer Rewe Group is negotiating with Conad about the disposal of large parts of its loss-making Billa supermarket and superstore division in Italy.Besides Conad, Rewe Group’s partner in the Coopernic buying alliance Coop Italia is also reported to be interested in the 190-store network.Billa in Italy recorded a sales ...

  • Nike 6.0 pop-up
    Gallery

    Nike 6.0 pop-up, Mondello, Sicily

    2011-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Pop-up stores tend to be fairly ephemeral affairs, quite frequently here today and gone tomorrow and this one, from Nike, is no exception with a lifespan of just two months.

  • News

    Coop Italia reports gross sales growth

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Italian market leader Coop Italia has reported gross sales grew by 1.1% to E12.9bn (£11bn) in 2010, while its operating margin grew 0.7%.The retailer opened 37 stores which led the network to 1,444 stores in total. Coop’s private labels generated sales of E2.7bn (£2.3bn), a share of 25% of the ...

  • Milan’s La Rinascente department store
    Gallery

    La Rinascente, Milan

    2011-05-23T11:09:00Z

    Milan’s La Rinascente department store is the flagship of a chain that has seen the likes of Giorgio Armani serving their visual merchandising apprenticeships and although it has been around a long time, its knack for novelty visual merchandising always makes it worth a look.

  • Zara, Rome
    Opinion

    Rekindling wonder

    2010-12-13T10:08:00Z

    The best stores enhance that stock they house