(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 13 December 2010)
Here are some links for food and grocery stores (supermarket retail chain operation) in Abruzzo, Italy:
FOOD AND GROCERY STORES (AKA SUPERMERCATI)
- LISTS
- GROCERY STORES IN ABRUZZO: MEDIUM TO LARGE SCALE RETAIL CHAIN OPERATION – Please note: The physical size of the store ranges from small (store front) to very large either stand-alone building or located in a commercial center (AKA Centri Commerciali)
- Auchan – In Italian Only – Source: Group Auchan – In English, French
- On the Home Page, on the top right portion of this web page click on the words, "PUNTI VENDITA".
- On the next screen, a map of Italy will appear and a drop down menu with the words will appear, "--- Scegli la località ---".
- As of this date, there are only 2 stores in the Abruzzo region: PESCARA AEROPORTO and PESCARA MALL
- After you have selected either one, another screen will appear with the address, phone number, hours of operation, any special messages and various symbols for available services
- Billa – In Italian Only – Source: web site
- On the Home Page, click on the words, "Punto Vendita" on the left side of the page or click on the words, "cerca i nostri PUNTI VENDITA" in the middle of the page
- Then a map of Italy will appear where there are Billa Supermercati located in Italy. Please position your cursor over the Abruzzo region.
- Then a list of towns/cities where Billa Supermercati are in Abruzzo will appear. Click on the nearest Billa Supermercati to wherever you may live in Abruzzo
- Once you click on the town/city, a box will appear with the address, phone number, hours of operation and what departments and services are available in that specific store.
- Carrefour of gruppocarrefour ITALIA – besides Carrefour stores, you will now see "Carrefour Express" stores which were formerly di per di stores – In Italian Only – Source: Carrefour – In English, French
- On the Home Page, click on the words, "Punti Vendita"
- Then a map of Italy will appear along with a search box with the words, "Provincia, città, CAP" in it.
- Enter the word "ABRUZZO" in the search box and press , "Cerca".
- Then a new screen will appear where there are either Supermercato Carrefour Express or Supermercato Carrefour Market located in the region of Abruzzo, along with a google map.
- Once you click on the town/city of the Carrefour facility, a new screen will appear with the address along with specific information about this facility.
- COAL – In Italian Only – Source: web site
- On the Home Page, click on the words, "Punti Vendita"
- Then a new screen will appear with the words, "Punti Vendita" at the top of this web page
- From the pull-down menu for "Comune", please select the comune in which you live and then
- From the pull-down menu for "Insegna" (type of store), please select one from this list: ''BuongiornoCoal, SuperCoal, SupermercatoCoal, MaxiCoal or Discount" and then press "cerca"
- You will be presented with a new web page, with a list of the "Insegna" (type of store) selected along with its business name, address, phone and fax numbers and the option to click on the words, "Vedi in dettaglio" for further information about this store or click on the words, "Guarda la mappa" for a google map of this specific store's location.
- Conad – In Italian Only – Source: web site
- On the Home Page, please go to the section labeled "Trova il tuo Conad" and from the drop down menu, "Scegli la tua provincia", you choose your province for the following stores:
- supermercati Conad
- Margherita
- ipermercati E.Leclerc Conad
- coop, ipercoop (Coop Adriatica) or coop, ipercoop (Coop Centro Italia) – In Italian Only
- On the main page for either coop organization, please click on "cerca il punto vendita"
- A separate window will open with a map of Italy on it, then click on the small red circle by Pescara
- A small box will appear with the number of stores in the Abruzzo region
- Click on the words, "Avvicina la mappa" and the ipercoop's or coop supermercato's will appear on a map of the Abruzzo region in the center of the screeen along with a list of stores
- When you click on the location of a specific store, a box will appear with the store's name, its address and phone number and whether it's a coop that is part of Coop Centro Italia or Coop Adriatica.
- Note: You pay a one time fee for each coop's loyalty card. Please be aware that the loyalty card from Coop Centro Italia is not honored in a coop store operated by Coop Adriatica or Coop Liguria or Coop Lombardia or Unicoop Firenze, etc. and vice versa. If you are coming in from the USA, it makes no sense. The Coop loyalty cards all look the same but they are NOT interchangeable between the various coops throughout Italy.
- dico DISCOUNT ITALIANO – In Italian Only – Source: web site
- Includes DIX stores
- On the Home Page, please click on "NEGOZI". a map of Italy will appear. Select the "Abruzzo" region or whatever region you live in for a list of cities and towns that have stores located in them with a Google map reference. Then, click on the store closest to where you live, a separate window will open with the address, store hours along with other store information that may be available in that specific store.
- DIMEGLIO – In Italian Only – Source: web site
- On the main page under "Trova il supermercato più vicino", please enter your "Comune, località..." and press "Trove" (find)
- In the event it doesn't find your location, another screen will appear with the words "TROVA IL SUPERMERCATO DIMEGLIO PIU VINCINO A CASA TUA" on it and a map of regions where DIMEGLIO has stores located. Please enter your "Regione" (region), "Provincia" (province) and "Località" (locality) OR "Comune/Località" and press "Cerca" (ENTER/RETURN on your keyboard).
- di per di – part of gruppocarrefour ITALIA Please note: di per di's are becoming "Carrefour Express" stores – In Italian Only – Source: Carrefour – In English, French
- On the Home Page, click on the words, "DOVE SIAMO" (where we are). or under the words, "Trova il tuo punto vendita", click on the word "Continua"
- Then a new screen will appear with the words, "Punti Vendita" at the top of this web page
- From the pull-down menu for "Seleziona Provincia", please select the province in which you live and then
- From the pull-down menu for "Seleziona Comune", please select the comune in which you live and then press "Vai"
- EuroSpin Group – "is the largest Italian group in the discount food channel." – Source: web site
- On the Home Page, please click on on the words, "DOVE SIAMO" (where we are). On the next screen, position your cursor over the map for the "Abruzzo" region and click once. Please position your cursor over the city on the "Abruzzo" region map and click once for the address, hours of operation, map location, driving directions, etc. of the store in that city.
- Gruppo Gabrielli – In Italian Only – Source: web site
- iper – In Italian Only – Source: web site
- On the Home Page, please click on the pull down menu with the words, "Scegli il tuo iper, La grande i di:" on it
- On the next screen, click on any town under Abruzzo
- On the next screen, the store's name will appear along with the address, phone and fax numbers, an email address, hours this store is open and other information about this specific store
- LIDL – In Italian Only – discount supermarket chain, originated in Germany – Source: web site
- For stores close to where you live, please click on "Lidl più vicino" on the lower right-side of the Home Page and enter your city and/or your C.A.P. (AKA postal code or zipcode)
- Pam – In Italian Only – includes Superal – Source: web site and is part of Gruppo PAM S.p.A – In English, Italian
- On the Home Page, please click on the words, "Punti vendita" (points of sale)
- You will be presented with a new web page with the words "Trova il tuo punto vendita" (Find your store) on it.
- From the pull-down menus for "Regione", "Provincia" and "Città", please enter your region, province and city and press "cerca"
- You will be presented with a new web page with the name of the store.
- Please click on the store name and you will be presented with another web page with the business name of this store, its phone number, its address, hours of operations, a google map of its location, etc.
- Penny Market – In Italian Only – discount supermarket chain, originated in Germany
- On the main page, on the top right portion of this web page by the words, "CERCA PUNTO VENDITA", enter your "CAP (zip code) o città (city)" and press ENTER, you will be presented on a new page, a list of Penny Market stores that meet the criteria or entered information for CAP or città.
- OR click on words, "CHI SIAMO" which appears on the left side of the main page. When the screen changes, click on the words, "Punti vendita". Then, a map of Italy will appear. Click on the "ABRUZZO" region and you will be presented on a new page, a list of Penny Market stores in the "ABRUZZO" region.
- SIMPLY MARKET/Sma S.p.A. – In Italian Only – which is part of Group Auchan – In English, French
- On the main page, under the words, "Trova il tuo Simply" enter, "Indirizzo (address)", "Cap (zip code)" and "città (city)" or some combination and press "cerca". Then, a google map will appear listing the following stores that meet the criteria or entered information for "Indirizzo", "CAP" or "città":
- Sma
- SimplySma
- Cityper
- IperSimply
- Sidis - MaxiSidis - IperSidis – In Italian Only – Source: TBS
- SISA (Ce.Di. Sisa Centro Nord S.R.L.) – In Italian Only – Source: web site
- On the Home Page, please click on the word "Supermercati" which is located in the top center position on this Home Page.
- You will be presented with a new page with the words, "Punti Vendita" appearing on the top of this web page
- On the left-side of the web page, you will see the word, "PROVINCIA", with a pull down menu of the various provinces in Italy that Ce.Di. Sisa Centro Nord S.R.L. has various size and types of stores: SISA, SISASUPERSTORE (largest), ISSIMO (smaller), etc. that are located in a selected province under its jurisdiction and control.
- Select the Abruzzo province that you live in: L'Aquila, Chieti, Pescara or Teramo and then press the word, "Conferma"
- You will be presented with a new page with listing of the various types (INSEGNA) of stores that are located in the province that you had selected with the address and name of the comune of the store.
- By clicking on the words "Vai a Scheda", you will be presented with a new page with the contact information for this specific store: the business name of this store, its phone and fax numbers, email address, etc.
- etruria Sma – In Italian Only – includes Superstore Sma, Sma, Punto, LaBottega – Source: web site
- On the Home Page, please click on the words "PUNTI VENDITA", then the words, "SUPERSTORE SMA, SUPERMERCATI SMA, PUNTO SMA, BOTTEGA SMA and EUROPA DISCOUNT" will appear on this web page
- Unfortunately, you will need to search for the store closest to you manually by selecting each type of store individually
MISCELLANEOUS
- SEE ALSO:
- ABRUZZO
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(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 13 October 2010)
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