Doing a bit of maths, this would mean that Walmart’s online sales were about $30.5 billion from July to September [and 30.5 multiplied by 4 makes $122 billion, although in reality the last quarter in retail weighs much more ], up 27% year-on-year. Although Walmart is still a small player in e-commerce compared to Amazon, its online sales are growing much faster
What perhaps worries the experts most, however, is the speed at which the sea level is rising: about 2.8 mm per year, twice the 20th century average. The trend is expected to continue at a rate that will depend on future greenhouse gas emissions. By the end of the century, sea levels could rise by more than a metre, leading to increased coastal flooding. “Relative sea level rise has already increased the frequency of flooding in the historic centre of Venice,” confirms the report
Between swine fever and omitted controls the sector risks sinking
…we ask you to let us relive the same exciting atmosphere again this year, giving us the opportunity to use the same space (in the little church). Confident of your positive response, we promise not to be a great inconvenience…
Those who buy black olives usually think that they are ‘naturally’ black. Often, however, producers artificially colour green, not fully ripe olives
“Amazon is a lawless actor!”
The choice to keep ingredients such as palm oil and cocoa, both of which come from distant geographical areas and are often associated with environmental issues, also reminds us that this is not exactly a sustainable product
The valuation of the sale is a mere mouthful at $650 million, consisting of $500 million in attached debt and only $150 million in cash paid to Just Eat. Grubhub had been acquired during the 2020 frenzy at a valuation of $7.3 billion
JBS is the world’s third largest food producer and Brazil has, until the day before yesterday, exported to Europe meat treated with hormones banned in Italy
A book not to be missed. Admirable honesty in the narration and the delicacy reserved for the father anyway
At OSA 360, the biggest event for entrepreneurs in Milan, I had the pleasure of telling an audience of more than 2,000 entrepreneurs, producers and retailers about the origins of Esselunga and all the innovations I introduced in the company up to 2004, inspired by the themes of my book ‘Le Ossa dei Caprotti’. It was exciting to share this vision, which continues to evolve through the initiatives of the Guido Venosta Foundation
From the missed national champion of the 1960s, with GS – Esselunga, to the multi-regional companies of today. The opportunities missed by Italian large-scale retailers in e-commerce but also in the acquisitions that foreign retailers are making instead
