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DistributionTop Employer 2022: Lidl Italia is confirmed among the best
Recognition awarded for the 6th consecutive year
Lidl Italia, a supermarket chain with 700 outlets in our country, has been awarded the Top Employer award for the sixth consecutive year. The award of the Top Employers Institute, is an international certification... more
DistributionLidl continues to grow in Italy
The 700th supermarket inaugurated in Milan
Lidl Italia reaches an important milestone thanks to the inauguration of the 700th store in Italy: yesterday morning, in the presence of the Councilor for Economic Development and Labor Policies Alessia... more
DistributionDeliveroo travels more and more electrically
Partnership in Italy signed with Nilox bikes (Esprinet)
To accompany and support the transition to electric for home delivery of food, Deliveroo is today launching a new partnership with Nilox, one of the best known and most appreciated brands in the electric... more
DistributionVending: Ivs conquers Gesa
84 million invested to take over one of the most important national operators
Ivs Group, leader in the vending sector of drinks and snacks, has signed a contract with some shareholders for the acquisition of a 75.8% stake in GeSA, one of the most important Italian operators in the... more
DistributionDelivery Hero scales Glovo
The German group conquers 80% of the Spanish company
The German Delivery Hero, present with its own brand and a network of local partners in four continents, has signed an agreement with some Glovo shareholders to acquire an additional 39.4% stake in the... more
DistributionMetro Italia: turnover down to 1.3 billion (-6%)
The group expects to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022
The second year of the pandemic and the restrictive measures adopted by the government negatively impacted the accounts of Metro Italia which in the fiscal year 2020/2021 recorded a decrease in its turnover... more
DistributionMarr exceeds € 1B in turnover in the first 9 months
Activity will return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of the year
At the end of the first nine months, Marr's total consolidated revenues reached € 1,076.9 million, up compared to € 856.1 million in 2020; total revenues which had instead been 1,302.1 million in 2019. Eb... more
DistributionDigital Retail: Carrefour aims to become a global leader
Investments of over 3 billion Euro between 2022 and 2026
The Carrefour Group aims to become a "Digital retail company", which places digital and data at the heart of all its operations, and its model of value creation. The announcement came during its Digital... more
DistributionLidl inaugurates new stores in Bergamo and Vicenza
Structures designed with the highest sustainability criteria
Lidl Italia, a distribution chain with over 680 stores in Italy, inaugurated three new stores in a few days. In Vicenza the new supermarket was opened in via SS. Felice and Fortunato, and will employ about... more
DistributionVending: Ivs and Liomatic merge
The new reality aims at international leadership in vending machines
Ivs Group, the Italian leader and second European operator in vending, listed on the Star segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, and Cafim srl, the Perugian company of the Caporali family and controlling... more
DistributionReal Estate: Igd sells 6 supermarkets to Intermediate Capital
The Italian group will collect around 117 million euros
Igd SIIQ Spa has an agreement was signed with the English fund Sale & Leaseback Fund of Intermediate Capital for the sale of a portfolio of hypermarkets and supermarkets for a value of 140 million euros.... more
DistributionSamplia lands in Italy
App that gives away consumer products in shopping malls
The Spanish entrepreneur Robert Bonada in 2014 founded Samplia, a startup that allows the complete digitization of the cycle of so-called "free samples". These are distributed in shopping centers, through... more
DistributionHelloFresh starts the service in Italy
The German prodigy company distributes boxes of recipes and ingredients directly at home
Founded in Germany in 2011 and listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange, HelloFresh achieved revenues of € 3.75 billion in 2020, with a presence in 15 countries. more
DistributionSustainable mobility: first fully electric truck for Lidl
Made with Lc3 Trasporti and Scania’s contributions
Lidl Italia, in collaboration with LC3 Trasporti and Scania, has equipped itself with the first battery-powered electric industrial vehicle. Scania's new electric vehicle BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle),... more
DistributionMarr: revenues in the 3Q of € 532 M (+ 30%)
Announcement of investment plan in new logistics platforms in the three-year period 2021-24
Marr. Italy's leading company in food distribution to foodservice, achieved total revenues in the quarter of approximately 532 million euros, including 22 million of revenues relating to the activities... more
DistributionVéGé/2. Attention to people, even during the pandemic
Training for staff and donations for the territory reported in the social report
From reading the data of the third edition of the VéGé Group Sustainability Report presented today (see EFA News), it emerges that in the two-year period 2019-2020, despite the forced migration on online c... more
DistributionSustainability. The social report of VéGé at the time of Covid-19
The new edition has been published with the 2019-20 report
Santambrogio: "Called to deal with unprecedented solicitations, first of all to ensure social cohesion in the territories through the sales points of our companies and to deploy effective responses to the new consumption trends and purchasing methods imposed by the pandemic". more
DistributionCarrefour Italia reorganizes itself and focuses on franchising
Over 100 supermarkets (out of 1,450) will be entrusted to licensed entrepreneurs
The fears, after the Auchan affair, were strong, but Carrefour Italia announced its intention not to leave Italy and, on the contrary, relaunch with a transformation plan aimed at strengthening its growth,... more
DistributionLongino & Cardenal improves turnover and margins in the 1H
The pandemic still weighs on activity, but the outlook for the second half of the year is positive
The Board of Directors of Longino & Cardenal, a company specializing in the distribution of high-end food, listed on the Aim mark of the Italian Stock Exchange, approved the Consolidated Financial Report... more
DistributionGlovo scales its Q-Commerce division
The Spanish delivery platform acquires Lola Market and Mercadão
Glovo, one of the world's leading players in multi-category delivery, announced today that it has concluded an agreement for the acquisition of Lola Market and Mercadão, two companies operating in the... more
DistributionMarr go back to dividend
The shareholders's meeting resolved to distribute 0.35 euros per share
The shareholders' meeting of Marr, a company of the Cremonini group listed on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, the absolute leader in Italy in the specialized distribution of food products... more
DistributionMarr returns to profit in the semester
And announces extraordinary dividend in October
Marr, the absolute leader in Italy in food distribution to bars, restaurants, pizzerias, hotels, etc., closed the first half of 2021 with total revenues of 542.0 million euros (447.1 million in the first... more
DistributionCoop signs the EU code of responsible conduct
The only Italian large-scale distribution company among the first 65 signatories
Coop continues on its path towards sustainability and joins the EU Commission's code of conduct responsible for the food sector among the first 65 signatories, the only company in the Italian large-scale... more
DistributionDieter Schwarz returns to the helm of Schwarz Gruppe (Lidl and Kaufland)
81 years old, he assumes the position ad interim after the disengagement of the historic CEO Klaus Gehrig
The successor would already be there: Gerd Chrzanowski, currently CEO of the Schwarz Lidl division, who should take up the post shortly more
DistributionVéGé: 2020 record year, with turnover of 11.3 billion (+ 10.1%)
Giovanni Arena is the new president. Revenues in 2021 towards 12 billion euros
The first months of 2021 mark a growth of 6.2%. 370 million euro investment plan confirmed. more
DistributionCoop Italia: 2020 turnover up, equal to 14.4 billion
E-commerce doubles and the branded product reaches 27.5% of total sales
Total turnover of € 14.4 billion (€ 13.3 billion that developed only by the retail part equal to + 2.6% compared to 2019), a market share in large-scale distribution stable at 12.4% and some important eco... more
DistributionVending: 93% of Italian consumers satisfied with 24-hour automatic shops
The results of the study conducted by Ipsos for Confida
According to a survey conducted by Ipsos for Confida, the Italian vending machine association, 93% of consumers positively evaluate the experience at vending machines mainly because they are faster than... more
DistributionEsselunga: CEO Sami Kahale leaves
The operational guide entrusted to the daughter of the founder, Marina Caprotti
"The more you know her, the more you fall in love", says the claim of the Esselunga commercial, but the falling in love between the CEO Sami Kahale and the group lasted only three years: as anticipated... more
DistributionOnline shopping: the rampant strategy of the Gorillas
Born just over a year ago, the company has conquered Germany, Holland, the United Kingdom and Belgium, as far as Italy
The on-demand grocery delivery startup, which is already worth 1 billion on the market, ensures supermarket products in 10 minutes with delivery costs within 2 euros: all in an App more
DistributionCarrefour announces end of global partnership with Tesco
The alliance will end at the end of the year, as agreed in 2018
Carrefour and Tesco will end their global alliance at the end of the year. The partnership, launched in July 2018, was challenged by the French Antitrust, in particular on the joint purchases of products... more
DistributionPuma and Haribo create a line of sneakers and clothing
Here comes the collection inspired by the famous golden bears
The new collaboration between Puma and Haribo gives life to a collection of sneakers and clothing. The team of the sporting goods company took inspiration from the iconic golden bears and the brand's packaging,... more
DistributionCarrefour and Inalca together for the enhancement of veal
An agreement has been signed for the sale of the 100% made in Italy product
Carrefour Italia and Inalca have joined forces to promote the 100% Italian and guaranteed veal supply chain. The agreement signed in the presence of the CEO of the Christophe Rabatel brand and the CEO... more
DistributionAspiag (Despar) closes 2020 with turnover of 2.43 billion (+ 4.7%)
The dealership of the Austrian group made profits of 38 million
A 2020 growing for Aspiag Service Srl, concessionaire of the Despar brand for the Triveneto and Emilia-Romagna regions, with a turnover of 2.43 billion euros (+ 5.3% in value sales and + 4.7% in sales... more
DistributionDespar in Italy closes 2020 with turnover of 3.9 billion (+ 8.4%)
40 new supermarkets are expected to open in 2021
Despar in Italy closed 2020 with a turnover of 3.9 billion euros, up 8.4% compared to the previous year. 68% of the turnover was generated by direct points of sale and 32% by affiliated stores, a fact... more
DistributionMarr doubles up in Sicily
The new Catania office aims at a turnover of 60 million
The shareholders' meeting approved the 2020 results, with revenues of 1.07 billion euros. more
DistributionMd: + 15% net sales in 2020, confirmed 2nd in the discount
Development program with 47 new stores, 385 million investments in 2021
The Italian discount retailer Md closes 2020 with an increase in net sales of 15% compared to 2019. This is a result that significantly exceeds the average growth recorded by Nielsen for the retail discount... more
DistributionBanco Fresco arrives in Lombardy
6 new openings in 2021, 10 stores in 2022, the company aims to double in 2023
After a first successful test in the Piedmont area with the opening of the two stores in Turin and Beinasco, Banco Fresco, the retail chain specialized in the freshest, is preparing to land in Lombardy... more
DistributionVéGé teams up with Glovo in Italy: shopping at home in 40 minutes
Santambrogio: "Important piece in the multi touch point strategy"
Shopping delivered to your home in 40 minutes throughout Italy: this is the additional service that VéGé offers makes it available to consumers by virtue of the nationwide partnership signed with Glovo. T... more
DistributionCarrefour takes over Grupo Big from Walmart
The French group invests 1.1 billion euros and consolidates its presence in Brazil
Carrefour announces to purchase Brazil’s third biggest food retailer Grupo Big from Walmart and Advent International, in a deal that values the company at 7 billion reais (€1.1 billion). The deal aims to... more
DistributionEataly loses 30% of turnover in the year of the pandemic
And in Italy closes the store of Bari
Eataly closes 2020 with sales down by about 30 percent. The figure emerges from the Letter to the shareholders of Tamburi Investment Partners (TIP), the investment holding company with approximately 20%... more
DistributionDHL strengthens the supply chain
The Food & Perishable Competence Center supports the made in Italy in the international market
DHL Global Forwarding is at the forefront to support the relaunch of excellence in Italy, in a market severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Through investments in resources, personnel and infrastructures,... more
DistributionDeliveristo triples volumes and closes investment round at 4.5 million
Exclusive interview with Ivan Aimo, founder and CEO
Deliveristo has developed a digital platform for B2B food delivery. The investment round is aimed at supporting the company's development plan and geographic expansion. more
DistributionVending: boom of innovations in the year of Covid-19
New features: contactless apps, smart keys, sanitation systems for vending machines
Many of these technologies will be visible at Venditalia, the international vending event to be held from 25 to 28 May 2022 at Fiera Milano Rho. more
DistributionMarr, 2020 revenues of 1.07 billion
The group relaunches for 2021 aiming at new acquisitions
Marr, the leading company in Italy in the marketing and distribution of food products to the foodservice, approved the consolidated financial statements and the draft financial statements for 2020, which... more
DistributionAldi Usa faces sustainability objectives
From packaging to bags to crates, towards increasingly recyclable and environmentally friendly materials
Aldi USA is introducing alternative packaging for perishable products such as blueberries and tomatoes, which use 20% less plastic than traditional containers, and for mixed peppers, which use 44% less... more
DistributionDeliveroo shares in London
The offer could raise around 9 billion euros
Deliveroo, the App that delivers food at home, has been miraculously affected by Covid: in London alone, in 2020 around 6 million people a month clicked on the App to order food at least once. In the wake... more
DistributionEataly has inaugurated a second store in South Korea
In the heart of the capital, in the Yaouido business district
Eataly has inaugurated a new store in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. It is the second location in the Asian country, after the one inaugurated in 2015 in Pangyo, a satellite city of Seoul, in the Hyundai... more
DistributionMarr takes over the activities of the Verrini group
The Italian leader in foodservice is strengthened in the fresh fish segment
Marr SpA, the leading company in Italy in the marketing and distribution of food and non-food products to the foodservice, owned by Cremonini Group, has signed the binding Framework Agreement to purchase... more
DistributionE-commerce: Giglio Group launches the virtual assistant Sophie
Thanks to the agreement with 7Hype (marketing automation)
Nothing to do with a chat bot or an email. Sophie is the new virtual assistant of Giglio Group capable not only of guiding users of e-commerce sites, but also of recognizing and welcoming them in the best... more
DistributionSelex, +10% for the brands of the distributor
1,4 billions euros of sales turnover
The brands of Selex Commercial Group distributor in 2020 have scored 10%+ prior to the past year. The market share has reached, in some regions, 28% in the categories of parties with an interest. more