Mondadori Store opens in Catania its 50Mondadori Bookstore in Sicily

Mondadori Store strengthens its presence in Sicily with the opening of a new Mondadori Bookstore directly managed within the Etnapolis Shopping Centre in Belpasso (Catania).

50opening in Sicily

This opening brings to 50 the number of Mondadori Bookstores in the region, including directly managed and franchised stores, in line with the network's strategy of promoting the spread of culture and reading through local establishments serving the community.

“With this new opening, we are continuing to invest in Sicily, a region where Mondadori Store has a presence through an increasingly extensive network of bookshops. The new Bookstore in Belpasso aims to offer readers in the province of Catania a welcoming, contemporary place where they can find a wide range of publishing offerings, services and opportunities for discovery. The inauguration of the store is further confirmation of our commitment to promoting reading and bringing people closer to books,” says Carmine Perna, CEO of Mondadori Retail.

The new bookstore

The Mondadori Bookstore in Belpasso covers a floor area of 350 sq m and offers a catalogue of approximately 13.000 titles, from great classics to bestsellers, including fiction, non-fiction and international books.

The bookshop welcomes all the latest releases with dedicated themed areas designed to cater for the tastes of all readers, such as We are Junior, the space for younger readers, featuring educational games and illustrated books to stimulate their imagination with the most intriguing stories; Just Comics, the section dedicated to the manga and comics phenomenon; and My New Romance, the new space dedicated to fans of the romance, one of the most popular literary genres at present. The stores' offering is rounded off by a large section dedicated to stationery, toys, gadgets and gift cards.

Online channels

The Mondadori Bookstore in Belpasso also serves readers online: customers can stay up to date through the Instagram and Facebook. They can also contact the stores through the digital services of Mondadoristore.it to check whether a book is available, order it, collect it in store or have it delivered to their home. The services available also include Zeercle, the platform that enables people to sell their books as well as CDs, vinyl records, physical video games, DVDs and Blu-rays, receiving in exchange a gift card corresponding to the value assigned to the products, which can be used in bookshops and on the website.

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.