Conad
{{Short description|Italian supermarket chain}}
{{For|the former Aerospace Defense Command of the United States|CONAD}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Conad
| native_name = Consorzio Nazionale Dettaglianti
| native_name_lang = it
| logo = Italian Conad Logo.png
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| type = Supermarket chain
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| industry = Department store
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| foundation = Bologna, Italy ({{Start date and age|1962|05|13}})
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| location_city = Bologna
| location_country = Italy
| locations = {{formatnum:3383}}
| area_served = Italy, Albania, Kosovo, China, Serbia, Malta, San Marino[https://thisisitaly.panorama.it/business-news/conad-opens-five-supermarkets-in-china/] {{dead link|date=June 2019}}
| key_people = Mauro Lusetti, President
Francesco Avanzini, Director General
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| revenue = {{euro|18.5}} billion (2022){{Cite web|url=https://chisiamo.conad.it/|title=Risultati aziendali|page=|date=2022}}
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| num_employees = {{formatnum:72636}} (2022)
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.conad.it/|www.conad.it}}
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Conad ({{lang|it|Consorzio Nazionale Dettaglianti}}, English: National Retailers Consortium), stylized CONAD,{{cite web |url= http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/conad_%28Dizionario-di-Economia-e-Finanza%29/ |title= CONAD (Consorzio Nazionale Dettaglianti)|author= |website= Treccani.it|access-date= 30 January 2020}} is an Italian retail store brand which operates one of the largest supermarket chains in Italy.{{Cite web |url=http://www.board.com/us/case-studies-12/2013-01-10-17-44-07/item/713-conad-del-tirreno |title=Conad |access-date=2014-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110090741/http://www.board.com/us/case-studies-12/2013-01-10-17-44-07/item/713-conad-del-tirreno |archive-date=2014-01-10 |url-status=dead }}
History
Created in 1962,{{cite book |last= Blythe |first= Jim |date= 2006|title= Fondamenti di marketing |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=I9fF-_BzLrwC&q=conad&pg=PT214 |publisher= Pearson|isbn= 9788871922720}} via Google Books Conad is a cooperative system of entrepreneurs, dealing in large-scale distribution. It is structured on three levels: entrepreneur members (owners of retail outlets), cooperatives (large shopping and distribution centres), and the national consortium (a service and market-oriented body for member companies).{{Cite web |url=http://www.conad.it/conad/home/global/chi-siamo/consorzio-nazionale-dettaglianti/storia.html |title=La nostra storia |access-date=2014-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110085326/http://www.conad.it/conad/home/global/chi-siamo/consorzio-nazionale-dettaglianti/storia.html |archive-date=2014-01-10 |url-status=dead }}
Since 9 May 2023, Mauro Lusetti has been the President of Conad. The Director General is Francesco Avanzini.{{cite web |title=Direttore Generale {{!}} Conad |url=https://chisiamo.conad.it/chi-siamo/modello-organizzativo/direttore-generale-operativo |website=chisiamo.conad.it |access-date=28 April 2025}}
Stores
Conad is represented in all 20 regions of Italy with over 3300 retail stores in total, across all their brands.{{cite web |title=Conad si conferma l'insegna numero 1 dei supermercati in Italia: i motivi |url=https://it.finance.yahoo.com/notizie/conad-si-conferma-linsegna-numero-1-dei-supermercati-in-italia-i-motivi-134251564.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADG_8Oy-dFyKQOk9WKSz1-FXEh1oChTHdAsHcTEGTqvR45wYpZ1kkzMw6NcHCnrfpltqY6rpQnV5M5Tg0VEuc8ivz8iweMTomvZWFdvJplvxAmbOykJ2jbfR9GtzZFVXqePfEyrIT50gVxjeia9Lt8vxO7qxEMuXI7jfrYXAJZR2 |website=Yahoo Finance |access-date=28 April 2025}} They hold a market share of over 15%.{{cite web |title=La Nostra Storia {{!}} Conad |url=https://chisiamo.conad.it/chi-siamo/la-nostra-storia#2022 |website=chisiamo.conad.it |access-date=28 April 2025}} In addition to the grocery stores, there are also the distribution lines "Parafarmacia Conad" (pharmacies) with 185 locations, "PetStore Conad" (pet shops) with 140 locations, "Conad Self 24h" (petrol station stores) with 47 offices and "Ottico Conad" (opticians) with 22 offices, as of 2023. In 2023 their net profit was over 159 million euros.{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2023 |url=https://chisiamo.conad.it/assets/documents/Annual_Report_2023_Conad.pdf?_u=734b30e5bb7a78f167f4ee8926f05f24d571773a |website=Conad |access-date=28 April 2025}} The chain employs over 77,800 people across its entire Italian network.
Conad launched their first hypermarket in Italy in 1990, under the name Pianeta Conad in Modena.{{cite web |title=La nostra storia |url=http://www.conad.it/conad/home/global/chi-siamo/consorzio-nazionale-dettaglianti/storia.html |website=Conad |access-date=28 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915092106/http://www.conad.it/conad/home/global/chi-siamo/consorzio-nazionale-dettaglianti/storia.html |archive-date=15 September 2013 |date=15 September 2013}}
In 2019, Conad bought the 33 stores operated in Sicily by the brand Auchan, along with 50 pharmacies operated by Lillapois.{{cite web |title=Conad compra i supermercati Auchan e Simply. 'Operazione da 1 miliardo di euro' |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2019/05/14/conad-compra-i-supermercati-auchan-e-simply-operazione-da-1-miliardo-di-euro/5177520/ |website=Il Fatto Quotidiano |access-date=28 April 2025 |language=it-IT |date=14 May 2019}}
Conad also operates internationally, with stores in Albania, China, Hong Kong, Kosovo, Malta and San Marino.{{cite web |title=La Conad oggi “sbarca” in Cina, supermercati a Shanghai e nelle province di Juangsu e Zhejiang |url=https://www.lastampa.it/imperia-sanremo/2015/02/19/news/la-conad-oggi-sbarca-in-cina-supermercati-a-shanghai-e-nelle-province-di-juangsu-e-zhejiang-1.35296191/ |website=La Stampa |access-date=28 April 2025 |language=it |date=19 February 2015}}
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!Format !Stores !Assortment (items) !Average store size !Description |
| Spazio Conad
|{{formatnum:77}} |From 16.000 to 19.000 |4.954 m² |Hypermarkets |
| Conad Superstore
|{{formatnum:234}} |From 10.500 to 12.000 |1.801 m² |Large supermarkets |
| Conad
|{{formatnum:1171}} |From 7.000 to 8.500 |838 m² |Medium-sized supermarkets |
| Conad City
|{{formatnum:1038}} |From 4.500 to 5.500 |344 m² |Markets |
| Sapori&Dintorni Conad
|{{formatnum:21}} |From 3.000 to 4.000 |464 m² |Specialty shops |
| Margherita Conad
|{{formatnum:384}} |About 1500 |144 m² |Small markets |
| Todis
|{{formatnum:252}} |From 5.000 to 7.000 |622 m² |Discount shops |
| Others
|{{formatnum:128}} | | | |
References
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External links
- [https://www.conad.it/ Official website]
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{{Supermarkets in Italy}}
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Category:Companies based in Bologna
Category:Retail companies of Italy
Category:Retail companies established in 1962