Eslonga, One of the most famous and widespread supermarket chains in Italy has announced that it will change the opening hours of its stores, reducing them. Milan. The Lombardy capital is one of the most important centers for the mass retail brand but, with one exception, its shops will be open for shorter hours starting November 4.
A reason for this choice may be some problems. Safety That I Employees He reported during opening hours in the evening. However, these are just rumors and the company has not confirmed this rebuild.
New opening hours of Eslonga supermarkets in Milan
Mass retail chain Esselunga has decided to reduce the opening hours of its supermarkets in the city of Milan, regardless of type. Eslonga It is one of Italy’s busiest and most popular supermarkets and has a particularly strong presence in the Lombardy and Milan region. The new times will be:
- Monday to Saturday: 7.30 am to 9.00 am
- Sunday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m
A reduction in weekday opening hours by one hour, which will see supermarkets and hypermarkets close at 9pm instead of 10pm. The only exception to this rule is the Merlata Bloom Store, a shopping center in the northwestern suburbs of Milan. The time change brings the Milanese shops in line with the rest of Lombardy, which already close at 9pm.
Precisely for this reason, the indiscretions reported by various journalistic sources, which see employee safety as the reason for this reduction in hours, do not appear to be fully substantiated. This assumption is not actually confirmed by the company, which instead speaks of the choice made: “To meet the requirements employees.”
Satisfaction of Unions
Unions that requested the company to change hours express their satisfaction. Alessio Di Labio, Member of the National Secretariat film cameras, Announced: “As trade union organisations, we have asked for the immediate closure of several points of sale, 16 in total, for security issues linked to episodes of theft in some of these points, and for the period to benefit workers in terms of shifts.”
i Milanese sales points Those that closed at 10pm prior to this change and will now down their shutters at 9pm are:
- By Adriano;
- through Lausanne;
- Via Novara;
- viale Piave;
- by Rubattino;
- by Lorenteggio;
- by Ripamonti;
- by Solari;
- By Pellegrino Rossi;
- through Sinai;
- San Donato Milani.
Esselunga is one of Italy’s most popular supermarket chains. In particular, on a large scale Lombardy, Where it has been present since 1957 and has more than 100 stores in 10 provinces. Tuscany is also a region in which Esselunga has a strong presence, with 31 stores, followed by Piedmont with 18 and Emilia-Romagna with 14.
The company had a turnover of more than 9.3 billion euros in 2018, with a profit of 118.7 million. It employs more than 25,000 people nationwide and is historically family-run. Caprotti, who, together with Nelson Rockefeller, a prominent American entrepreneur, was instrumental in the 1950s founding of the group of which the brand is a part: Supermarket Italiani.
