https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy's shops are only allowed to hold two big sales a year - and the next one is coming up. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.it/20191218/sales-in-italy-whens-the-best-time-to-go-shopping Wed, 18 Dec 2019 19:03:38 +0100 sales-in-italy-whens-the-best-time-to-go-shopping Billions of euros will change hands over Black Friday weekend sales across Europe, but despite increasingly accepting the US import, the promotions will be marked by strikes, protests and concerns about over-consumption. https://www.thelocal.it/20171125/europe-embraces-black-friday-sales-with-some-reservations Sat, 25 Nov 2017 10:21:16 +0100 europe-embraces-black-friday-sales-with-some-reservations Italian sportscar maker Ferrari said on Tuesday it was headed for a record net profit this year after posting its best-ever quarterly results. https://www.thelocal.it/20160802/ferrari-races-towards-record-year Tue, 02 Aug 2016 18:38:57 +0200 ferrari-races-towards-record-year Facing federal probes over its reporting of US car sales, Fiat Chrysler on Tuesday announced revised numbers showing its previously-touted six-year streak of monthly gains actually ended three years ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20160727/fiat-chrysler-revises-sales-figures Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:26:49 +0200 fiat-chrysler-revises-sales-figures US authorities are investigating Fiat Chrysler's reporting of US sales, the auto giant said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160719/fiat-chrysler-faces-probe-on-us-car-sales Tue, 19 Jul 2016 10:05:24 +0200 fiat-chrysler-faces-probe-on-us-car-sales Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) said on Thursday a US legal suit alleging that the company inflated monthly sales was unfounded and would be vigorously contested. https://www.thelocal.it/20160114/fiat-chrysler-shares-slump-ten-percent-over-false-us-sales Thu, 14 Jan 2016 13:58:18 +0100 fiat-chrysler-shares-slump-ten-percent-over-false-us-sales The world-renowned port of Capri is one of five Italian ports being offered for sale by the government in a proposed sell-off estimated to be worth €50 million. https://www.thelocal.it/20150820/capri-port-on-italy-governments-sell-off-list Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:29:36 +0200 capri-port-on-italy-governments-sell-off-list Prada, the Italian luxury goods company, reported a drop in 2014 net profit on Monday due to weaker sales in China and Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20150330/prada-profit-down-on-china-and-europe-slump Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:21:12 +0200 prada-profit-down-on-china-and-europe-slump If there was one tipple wine lovers couldn't get enough of last year it was prosecco, the Italian sparkler that has outstripped champagne as the world's favourite bubbly. https://www.thelocal.it/20150327/italian-prosecco-sales-continue-to-fizz Fri, 27 Mar 2015 09:19:07 +0100 italian-prosecco-sales-continue-to-fizz Revellers around the world will likely be toasting the New Year in with Italian spumante after demand for the sparkling wine from aboard surged this year, Coldiretti farmers association has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20141230/sales-of-italys-fizzy-wine-surge-abroad Tue, 30 Dec 2014 10:24:00 +0100 sales-of-italys-fizzy-wine-surge-abroad Retail sales in Italy were stable in August compared to the July level and rose 0.2 percent on a 12-month comparison, an index by the official Istat agency showed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20131025/italian-retail-outlets-see-rise-in-sales Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:18:00 +0200 italian-retail-outlets-see-rise-in-sales Sales of Viagra in Italy have shot up since pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's patent expired in June, paving the way for rivals to produce cheaper versions of the impotence drug. https://www.thelocal.it/20131015/viagra-sales-shoot-up-in-italy-as-price-slashed Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:19:00 +0200 viagra-sales-shoot-up-in-italy-as-price-slashed Retail sales in Italy dipped by 0.9 percent in July compared to a year earlier, official data showed on Thursday in worse-than-expected results, with Italians spending less on clothes and fur coats. https://www.thelocal.it/20130926/italians-spend-less-on-fur-coats-amid-retail-slump Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:00:00 +0200 italians-spend-less-on-fur-coats-amid-retail-slump