It is a pity that no Italian company has had the size but above all the vision to approach the world as these giants have done. In Italy everyone thought: e-commerce must be sustainable on its own. It happened to Esselunga at home until it had no rivals, but Amazon and Walmart disprove this vision. E-commerce is sustained by other, more profitable revenues
“49% of young people now consult ChatGpt for eCommerce and soon this trend will also reach Europe. Walmart has made a deal with OpenAi because they want to control the flow of information: lists, prices and more’. The future of eCommerce has arrived
And as we write, 98% of 88VIP customers in China are already deciding where to spend their next money. WeChat knows where and when. Alipay knows the optimal pricing. The advertising system knows which message is most effective for that person, at that time, on that category. Europe is still debating whether GDPR allows data sharing.
Today, eCommerce food & grocery, although still representing a limited share of the overall turnover of food distribution, has in several cases reached economically sustainable models. This topic was discussed at the eCommerce Food Conference during a round table discussion between Giuseppe Caprotti and Mario Gasbarrino, two historical protagonists of Italian large-scale retail, moderated by Cristina Lazzati, director of Mark Up and Gdoweek
The two Ferreros are travelling in parallel with the aim of doubling the firepower of the world’s third largest confectionary industrial group after Mars and Mondelez within a few years
A planetary trade war, eminently political, in which the Chinese and Americans are the ‘masters’ and Europe, apart from a few rare exceptions – such as Lidl – has stood by and watched
We often imagine the Made in Italy agri-food industry as a self-sufficient system, capable of producing all the raw materials it uses in-house. The reality is quite different
Francesco Mutti , president of Centromarca (Confindustria), would be 100% right if: 1) Italy on food labelling had not made a lot of trouble 2) we did not have ‘black sheep’ – like Petti – who have damaged Italy’s image 3) our country did not profusely exploit workers in the fields
Mercosur: it is obvious that the ‘invasion’ risk of uncontrolled products, without the safeguard clauses, is likely to exacerbate the risks to our health. But the real problem is that in the European Union there are ‘derogation’ authorisations that allow prohibited substances to be used by member countries to compete unfairly with their neighbours. So before lashing out at Mercosur, perhaps we need to put things in order in Europe
‘Trump est une benediction pour Poutine’
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Giuseppe Caprotti, author of the book Le Ossa dei Caprotti, is an expert in the distribution of food and non-food products. He contributed to the modernisation and strategic and organisational development of Esselunga. in large-scale distribution, introducing innovative management tools and food innovation. He is president of the Guido Venosta Foundation, which promotes scientific research, health protection, culture, solidarity and the environment
Interesting indicative test of top brands. And in Spain, the world’s leading olive oil producer, the Andalusian cooperative Dcoop, has denounced widespread fraud in Spain over refined olive oils. Which, according to the vibrant accusation, are in some cases mixed with oils of lower value such as pomace and sunflower oils
