Md strengthens its presence in Sicily by opening a new store in Sant'Agata Militello (Me)

Md has opened a new store in Sant’Agata di Militello, in the province of Messina, strengthening its presence in Sicily.

The new store

The new store in Sant’Agata di Militello, affiliated with the company Rosso, is the first Md store in the municipality and brings the total to 15 stores operating in the province of Messina and to 90 stores in Sicily. The store provides employment for 21 employees, with an average age of 38 years, all from the province of Messina. The team consists of stock replenishment staff, checkout operators, delicatessen staff and butchery staff.

The new commercial development, built on a property owned by the company, required 7 months of work and involved exclusively local businesses. The Md-branded store—the third discount chain in Italy and the second Italian-owned one—serves a catchment area of approximately 12.000 inhabitants and includes, in addition to Sant’Agata di Militello, several towns in the Nebrodi area, such as Acquedolci, Torrenova, San Fratello and Militello Rosmarino.

The offering

The store covers a total floor area of 1.800 sq m, of which 1.100 are dedicated to sales. Thefood area accounts for85% of the floor spaceis dedicated to non-food. The discount store, with a quadrangular layout and organised around 15% aisles, 10 aislesis designed to ensure a simple, orderly and easy-to-navigate shopping journey.

The range of customer services is particularly extensive, including a butchery and takeaway delicatessen, as well as a staffed delicatessen counter. There is also a butchery workshop and a bakery with loose bread available for self-service. Both staffed and self-service counters are positioned around the perimeter of the store to make the shopping experience more convenient.

Particular attention has been paid to thelocal offering especially in the butchery, delicatessen and bakery departments. The store has 6 checkout tills and an uncovered car park with 90 parking spaces.

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.