Tenth MAS: if the Italian Navy ignores its history
The Navy ignores on its website the participation of the X Mas in the fighting of the Nazi-Fascists. This is unacceptable because History cannot be written in half
Lidl to conquer Milan
In Italy, discounters, now perceived as supermarkets, are more agile tools than superstores and respond better to the needs of customers who want “more service, shorter distances and a more concentrated offer”
China dominates the rare earths market and thus the automotive market
This is an important card in trade negotiations with the US
How Walmart built the biggest threat Amazon has ever faced
“I don’t think Walmart will ever reach the size that Amazon has online,” said Blake Droesch, retail analyst for Emarketer, which tracks e-commerce. “But Walmart is one of the few retailers that has had the capital and the strategy to deploy a real defence.”
US: inflation-weary consumers stock up on discount stores
As in France and Italy, inflation due to Covid – 19 in the US has left deep traces that have favoured the development of discount formulas, albeit with very different approaches and sales methods. US consumers are also experiencing the political uncertainty sown by the tariffs wanted by Donald Trump. Box stores (wholesale discounters) are depopulating in the US, driven by concerns about the high cost of living. Chris Nichols , CEO of Sam’s Club (Walmart’s box store chain) predicts ‘difficult times’ for the US economy
Moscow’s former KGB chief: ‘Putin will only accept truce when goals are achieved, Europe wakes up’
Today you are under the sway of two powers like Russia and this new US, who deeply detest your value base. They are united by what they consider to be a common enemy: you. You are surrounded, somehow
The Senatore Cappelli pasta from Bonifiche Ferraresi
The position statements of Bonifiche Ferraresi and Coldiretti
Guido Venosta, the ‘illustrious creator of the Association for Cancer Research’
“If Italian oncological research is today at the forefront in the international arena, a certain amount of credit goes to Guido Venosta”
Umberto Veronesi and Giuseppe Della Porta in Fondamentale, 5 April 1998
Donald Trump has taken medical care away from American Indians
In the enormous confusion that now reigns in the American administration, health, already compromised by diabetes and alcoholism, is further endangered by the policies of the current government: under the pretext of dismantling DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) programmes, the Trump government is suspending health aid to some 10 million ‘Native Americans’ in the US
Giuseppe Caprotti and his book Le Ossa dei Caprotti in Barolo
Presented in the winery L’Astemia Pentita, the tale of the family that changed Italians. A big thank you to Sandra Vezza for insisting that I talk about Le Ossa dei Caprotti in her winery and to Marcello Pasquero with whom I had a very pleasant conversation
Modern Proximity: medium-sized supermarkets drive the market
The supermarket and discount segment with sales of between 801 and 1,500 square metres achieved a turnover of EUR 40 billion. A value that is not only significantly higher than the other formats, but which unequivocally confirms that it is precisely in this size range that the most important game within the large-scale retail trade is being played out
Pasta, tuna and water: how products are classified in Italian supermarkets (now confused with discount stores and vice versa!)
Quality is not just a question of price and brand. What do you think? Was Lidl right in the end to ‘pass itself off’ as a supermarket? It would seem so
