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Italy’s Gruppo Abate Rolls Out New Store Format In Sicily

Italian regional grocery retailer Gruppo Abate has rolled out a new store format located in Misterbianco, near Catania, Sicily. The retailer says that t...

Coop Sicilia, Coop Eridana To Join Coop Alleanza 3.0

From 1 January 2018, Coop Sicilia and Coop Eridana will join Coop Alleanza 3.0, Italy’s largest consumer cooperative, which boasts more than 400 stor...

Italy's Crai Anticipates Further Revenue Growth In 2017

Italian grocery retailer Crai is confident that the company will end 2017 with an increase in revenue compared to the previous year. This forecast came...

Penny Market To Open Seven New Supermarkets In Liguria

German discounter Penny Market will this week open seven new supermarkets in Italy’s Liguria region that it acquired from grocery retailer Dico, acco...

Esselunga Plans Up To €1 Billion Bond Issue

Italian supermarket chain Esselunga will issue a bond of between €900 million and €1 billion to refinance part of a €1.5 billion contracted...

Decò Opens First Gourmet Store In Sicily

Sicily-based grocery retailer Arena Group has opened the first store of its new format, Gourmet Decò, in Catania. According to the retailer, the...

Unicoop Tirreno Partners With MyFoody To Combat Food Waste

Italian regional grocery retailer Unicoop Tirreno has teamed up with Milan-based start-up MyFoody to fight food waste. The MyFoody app, which is free fo...

Esselunga Teams Up Manhattan Associates On Supply Chain Tech

Italian supermarket chain Esselunga has selected technology company Manhattan Associates to help maximise service levels across its 150-store network. D...