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Raids at Multicedi: investigation into alleged invoices for non-existent transactions totalling over 55 million euros


The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Santa Maria Capua Vetere has launched an investigation into alleged invoices for non-existent transactions totalling over €55.4 million, involving disputed VAT of €12.1 million, which is alleged to have been used to obtain an undue tax advantage. https://www.casertanews.it/cronaca/inchiesta-perquisizioni-multicedi-capua.html © CasertaNews Read more about the group here 

 

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In Russia, e-commerce warehouses have become the new targets for Ukrainian drones


In less than a week, four logistics and storage centres belonging to Wildberries, the Russian equivalent of Amazon, have been targeted. These attacks, which have caused at least nine deaths, are disrupting supply chains and undermining the Kremlin’s narrative of victory.. After oil refineries, now commercial warehouses: Ukrainian drone strikes are diversifying their targets and bringing the war ever closer to the daily lives of Russians. For the second time in less than a week, they have caused massive fires at the warehouses of Wildberries, the hugely popular Russian e-commerce giant.... Wildberries, the Russian equivalent of Amazon, which in 2025 handled goods worth almost 3 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product, is not equipped to protect itself from drones... The company, which had a turnover of $27.5 billion in 2023, merged in 2024 with Russ Group, a leading billboard advertising company founded in the 2000s by Rupert Murdoch, which was much smaller (with a turnover of one-tenth). The merger, however, had taken place on an equal footing and had been personally approved by Vladimir Putin, as the Kremlin had announced at the time. Read also: Why the Russian economy is in serious trouble... Below: one of the four e-commerce warehouses destroyed, as reported in *The Wall Street Journal* on 24 July 2026. Drafted on 23 July, updated on 25 July 2026

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In Milan, an entire neighbourhood has been left without a supermarket: to do the shopping, you have to walk a kilometre


The closure of the only supermarket in the Sant’Ambrogio I neighbourhood, in Barona, leaves thousands of residents without a local shop. It is the elderly and families who are suffering the most, whilst the local council searches for a new operator... The Sigma supermarket is located – or rather, was located – within the municipal covered market on Via San Paolino, alongside a chemist’s, a laundrette, a hairdresser’s and a café. This closure further depopulates an already struggling neighbourhood and makes life particularly difficult for the elderly and mothers with young children, who, even on sweltering days, have to travel long distances for their daily shopping. The nearest supermarket is now almost a kilometre away. For many elderly people, going shopping has become a real challenge... We had already addressed this issue in this article: In Italy, small towns are being depopulated, including their shops: will Amazon Now provide the service in the future?: it seems this is not just an issue for villages but also for cities, such as Milan, where large-scale retail – with or without e-commerce – should play not only a commercial but also a social role... Read also: In recent weeks, Carrefour Spain has launched a mobile supermarket to combat the decline of local shops Written on 15 July, updated on 22 July 2026

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Extra virgin olive oil: the new labelling contradicts the European standards


The Ministry of Agriculture has banned the labelling of extra virgin and virgin olive oils as ‘EVO’, describing it as “misleading”. Unaprol and Coldiretti are pleased: a stop has been put to fraudulent blending, but this cannot be a permanent solution. In fact , the ‘Wild West’ of food labellingcontinues . Il Sole 24 Ore, 18 July 2026 And Zefferino Monini’s idea of ‘high-quality’ extra virgin olive oil seems unlikely to be realised.

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Uber is set to acquire Delivery Hero in a deal worth $14.8 billion


Uber Technologies Inc. has entered into a ‘business combination’ agreement with Delivery Hero SE, a global local delivery platform, which will enable the company to compete with DoorDash and Just Eat (Prosus) through a mobility and delivery platform covering 99 markets, with customer orders totalling $236 billion ( *) last year, the company said on Thursday. Uber, which already holds a stake in Delivery Hero, would pay $13.7 billion under the deal, valuing Delivery Hero at $14.8 billion, the company said. The move doubles the number of markets for Uber’s mobility and delivery services from 34 to 58... The deal is expected to be finalised by 2027. (*) on which the company, as with its marketplaces, receives a percentage.

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