Pepco consolidates its growth journey in Italy by joining Federdistribuzione

Pepco, present in Italy with a network of more than 200 shops, is joining Federdistribuzione, which has been bringing together and representing food and specialised modern retail businesses for more than 65 years.

With more than 32.000 employees and approximately 36 million transactions per month, the Pepco brand has more than 4.000 shops in 19 countries across Europe.

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"With Pepco joining, the community of specialised retail businesses represented by Federdistribuzione is expanding further," says Carlo Alberto Buttarelli, president of Federdistribuzione. "Pepco is a rapidly growing international company, with a significant presence in Italy too, and its membership enriches the dialogue among member companies, strengthening the representation of the sector. This provides further important impetus to our daily commitment to giving a voice to Modern Distribution businesses, enabling us to better understand market transformations and tackle the challenges facing the sector together and more effectively during a period of rapid change".

"We are delighted to be joining Federdistribuzione, an important step in consolidating Pepco's growth journey in Italy," says Fabio Franceschini, country manager of Pepco Italia. "This membership demonstrates our strong commitment to the Italian market and the positive impact of our offering across the country, confirming the strategic role and importance that Pepco Italia holds within Pepco Group's development plans. Working with the leading industry association will enable us to contribute actively to the development of a modern, accessible, sustainable form of commerce that is close to families' needs".

The role of Federdistribuzione

Federdistribuzione represents modern distribution companies operating in Italy at the sector's main institutional and discussion forums, both nationally and at European level. The Federation's membership collectively represents a distribution network of more than 19.800 points of sale that employs more than 238.000 employees and generates a turnover of more than 96 billion euros.

This article was translated from the original Italian version with the assistance of artificial intelligence. In case of discrepancies, please refer to the original Italian version.