Italy: Retail Foods Annual

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   IT2024-0013
This report provides an overview of Italy’s retail food market, outlines market trends, and identifies opportunities for product growth. Italy’s retail food sales reached $173.6 billion in 2023, rising nearly four percent over the previous year. Increased sales were most prominent in discount stores (up 5.8 percent) while supermarkets, convenience stores and small local grocers each rose around 3.5 percent.

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