Despar Italia, revenues 2026 to EUR 4.7 billion and investments of EUR 55 million
Plans include the opening of 36 shops and a redesign of 45 supermarkets
by Enrico Netti
In 2025, the turnover of Despar Italia, the consortium company to which the Despar, Eurospar and Interspar brands belong, reached EUR 4.64 billion, an increase of 3.3% on the previous year.
"For 2026, the growth forecast is 3.5% and we will exceed 4.7 billion in revenues," explains Filippo Fabbri, general manager of Despar Italia. "The development plan in three years' time envisages reaching 5 billion in revenues with the presence of around 1,500 sales outlets between proximity shops, supermarkets and hypermarkets. The company is present in Italy in 17 regions with 1,382 sales outlets, of which 422 are direct and the rest indirect. There are 750 affiliated entrepreneurs, managing 960 points of sale that generated a turnover of EUR 1.6 billion to the public.
65% of 2025 sales were generated in company-owned shops, the rest by franchisees. In particular, 34% was generated by Despar proximity shops, those with a sales area of up to 800 square metres. 39% came from Eurospars, medium-sized supermarkets between 800 and 2,000 square metres, while 27% was generated by Interspars, large shops with a sales area of over 2,000 square metres.
In the course of this year, just over EUR 55 million will be invested in the development of the commercial presence in the territory and in the renovation of the sales network. Plans call for the opening of 36 new shops and the renovation of another 45 supermarkets. This is a slowdown compared to 2025 when there were 102 openings and some 30 restyling. This expansion has involved all the territories covered by the brand, with particular liveliness in the North West and Central South area, focusing on the evolution of the assortment with a particular emphasis on fresh products, branded products and local excellence.
'We are now focusing on Piedmont and Liguria, Emilia Romagna, Apulia, Calabria and Sicily,' the general manager continues. These are mainly conversion operations of small local entrepreneurs entering our network or the opening of new shops. They will mainly be proximity shops with the Despar sign'.
