Selex Group, over 590 million (+23%) investments in 2026
Sales 2025 at 22.2 billion +5.5% over the previous year and budget 2026 at 23.2 billion. 60 supermarkets will be opened and a hundred will be refurbished
by Enrico Netti
A record investment package in the history of the Selex Group, which has earmarked just over EUR 590 million for 2026 to build another 60 supermarkets and renovate 96. A double-digit leap (+23%) compared to 2025 when some 490 million was spent.
Group sales also exceeded forecasts. The shareholders' meeting last Friday approved the 2025 results, which see consumer sales reaching 22.2 billion against the 22 billion forecast last July (see Il Sole-24 Ore of 1 July 2025 ed.) with +5.5% over the previous year. The 2026 budget sees +4.5% growth to EUR 23.2 billion. Values that today should confirm Selex on the top step of the podium of the Italian large-scale retail trade. The market share according to NielsenIQ data is 15.8% and the 18 Selex member companies have 3,331 points of sale of all formats.
"In 2025, sales have seen an increase in volumes of over 3%, a growth linked above all to the slowdown in out-of-home consumption," comments Maniele Tasca, general manager of the Selex Group. "There is also the ability of our brands to be more attractive than the market average. As far as 2026 is concerned, Tasca expects a year 'of low volume growth, with very low sales price inflation'.
On volumes there is a growing effect of the offer with the Private Label (Mdd) playing an increasingly strategic role in getting products with the most convenient mix of quality, convenience and innovation to households. For Selex, by the end of the year, sales of own-brand products will exceed 2.3 billion with a 7% increase over 2024. For the shareholders, this Mdd race represents a boost to profitability and for many product categories it will reach a market share close to 30%. For these reasons, Mdd will be a key asset for growth in 2026 with further expansions of the offering.
"Considering the general scenario, we are very satisfied with the results we are consolidating in 2025, which confirm the good health of the Group and its member companies," points out Alessandro Revello, Chairman of the Selex Group. "Equally important is the confirmation of the investment plan planned for 2026, an essential driver for continuing to grow and guaranteeing quality and convenience to our customers. We will focus resources on openings, restructuring, digitalisation, omnichannelisation and human resources development, one of the priorities in our strategic plan'. On the investment front, interventions and new openings are planned throughout Italy, with a particular focus on Lombardy, Piedmont, Campania and Apulia.
