- Esselunga
Infobox Azienda
name= Esselunga
logo=Logo Esselunga.gif
tipo= società per azioni
borse=
data_fondazione=1957
luogo_fondazione= Milano
sede=ITA, Limito di Pioltello (MI)
filiali= 130 punti vendita
slogan=
persone_chiave=Bernardo Caprotti
industria=grande distribuzione organizzata
prodotti= alimentari e beni di largo consumo
fatturato= Profit 5,4 miliardi di €
anno_fatturato= 2007
dipendenti= 18.000 circa
anno_dipendenti= 2007
sito= www.esselunga.itEsselunga S.p.A. is an important Italian
retail store chain. Founded in1957 by the Caprotti Family (in this case it was the 3 brothers Bernardo, Guido and Claudio) withNelson Rockefeller , the company is now entirely owned by the Caprotti family through Supermarkets Italiani S.p.A.It was the first supermarket chain in Italy and was the first to introduce on-line shopping and self-produced biological products.
With its 17,000 employees the company, had a €4.9 billion turnover in 2006. Esselunga controles about 9% of the Italian grocery distribution market.
Esselunga is entirely owned by the family and is not on the stock market. This fact, rare nowadays for a company of these dimensions, makes the chain even more particular.
It is ranked as the fourth most profitable company in the European retail sector (in proportion to its size) and it is Italy's 23rd largest company.
Esselunga has owned 50% of the Italian "branch" of
Penny Market (aREWE group company).Rumors recently claimed that the group had been acquired, possibly by
Tesco orWal-mart . Breaking the silence, the 82 year old president Bernardo Caprotti has said he absolutely isn't planning to die and for this reason he does not plan to sell his jewel at all.External links
* [http://www.esselunga.it/default.aspx?idPage=1085 Esselunga] (in Italian and English)
Sources
* http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/23/bloomberg/bxlie.php
* http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200709211312DOWJONESDJONLINE000654_FORTUNE5.htm
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