In Verona, under the TuDay Conad banner, cooperative Dao has opened the country’s first autonomous store, with plans to open another in Trento in 2024 A small footprint with a fresh offering The 200sqm store includes almost 3000 SKUs, of which 20% are fresh products. In many ways, this store is no different to many we have seen popping up around the world: shoppers can pick up products from...

German retailer dm had a great 2022/23 financial year in Italy, with sales up 30% and plenty of innovation Sales, shoppers, and store numbers up The retailer had a very successful year in Italy, reporting sales of €140m and up to 900,000 clients a month. Entering the market in 2017, dm has increased its number of stores by over tenfold since then and continues to grow in popularity. In the ...

Our global analysts share their opinion on grocery retail news from across the globe. Love pumpkin spice, but food waste isn’t nice – Michela Kerbaker, Insight Analyst I always enjoy seeing children trick-or-treating on Halloween and appreciate the value to both shoppers and the industry of these types of events. IGD recently published a report on Halloween execution in stores, and ther...