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Spar Italia Uses Apps, Games To Enhance Shopping Experience

A number of Spar partners across Italy have rolled out mobile apps and games to enhance the shopping experience for customers. In the Northeast and Emil...

Pam Panorama Launches E-Commerce Home Delivery Service

Italian retailer Pam Panorama has launched a new e-commerce service offering home delivery in Milan. To celebrate the launch of the 'Pam a Casa' service...

Spar Italy Rolls Out New App For Better Retail Management

Spar Italy has introduced a new app in association with technology partner Aspiag Service for better retail management. The retailer has rolled out the...

Coop Italia And Gruppo Grigi Select IBM For Food Traceability

Coop Italia has chosen IBM as a blockchain technology partner, to trace the supply chain of eggs sold under its private-label brand, Coop Vivi Verde. Th...

More Italians Are Buying Food Online, Study Finds

Online food purchasing in Italy has increased by 42% in the past 12 months, with nine million consumers opting to buy groceries through e-commerce channels...

Lidl Italia To Reduce Food Waste, Improve Sustainability

Lidl Italia has teamed up with the MyFoody app to reduce food waste by providing greater visibility on items nearing their expiry date. Myfoody offers c...

Supermercato24 Acquires Polish Grocery Delivery Service Szopi.pl

Italian e-grocery marketplace Supermercato24 has acquired Poland's only on-demand grocery delivery service, Szopi.pl. The acquisition paves way for the...

Italy To Introduce Web Tax On Digital Giants From 2020

Italy has approved a new tax on digital companies, including US tech giants, as part of its 2020 draft budget on Wednesday, a move that could draw thr...