Best Christmas markets in Rome
Rome's Christmas markets, both traditional and alternative, create a festive atmosphere in the capital each December. Here is a selection of the city's best markets offering original present ideas dur...
Ikea opens store at Eataly in Rome
Ikea Eataly Roma launches store beside Rome's Ostiense train station.
Swedish affordable furniture retailer Ikea has joined forces with high-end Italian food emporium Eataly to open the Ikea Eataly R...
Amazon Prime Now offers online grocery shopping in Rome
Amazon Prime Now offers Rome residents home delivery of groceries within an hour.
Amazon Prime Now customers in Rome can shop online for more than 8,000 food and household products from the PAM Panor...
Rome’s summer sales begin on 7 July
Rome's summer sales last until 18 August.
Summer sales in Rome and throughout the Lazio region begin officially on Saturday 7 July with discounted clothes, shoes and accessories on offer for the foll...
January 2018 sales in Rome
Post-Christmas sales begin in Rome and Lazio on 5 January 2018.
The post-Christmas sales season begins in Rome and throughout Lazio on 5 January, running until 28 February.
Shoppers are expected t...
Rinascente returns to Rome centre
Historic department store makes a comeback in central Rome.
Rinascente, the Italian department store whose former flagship base on Via del Corso was taken over by Spanish retail giant Zara seven year...
Shop closures and falling sales in Rome
600 Rome businesses closed their doors in the first six months of 2017, on top of the 2,000 that shut down in the capital last year, according to Italian business association Confesercenti.
The incre...
Rome’s summer sales start on 1 July
Shoppers should be wary of discounts more than 50 per cent.
Summer sales in Rome and throughout the Lazio region begin officially on Saturday 1 July with discounted clothes, shoes and accessories o...
January sales in Rome
Sales begin in Rome on 5 January.
The post-Christmas sales season begins in Rome and throughout Lazio on 5 January, running until 15 February.
The prices on items for sale must be indicated clea...
Rome’s summer sales begin on 2 July
Shoppers should be wary of discounts more than 50 per cent.
Summer sales in Rome and throughout the Lazio region begin officially on Saturday 2 July with discounted clothes, shoes and accessories o...
Rome traders threaten legal action over anti-smog measures
Traders in Rome claim loss of business over "useless" anti-smog traffic bans.
Rome's association for small and medium businesses has threatened to take legal action against the city's commissioner...
Primark to open in Rome
Rome's Primark store opens on 1 December.
Primark, the Irish low-cost retail chain, is to open a store in the Rome suburb of EUR at the Euroma 2 shopping mall on 1 December, just in time for the Ch...
Rome’s summer sales begin on 4 July
Shoppers should be wary of discounts more than 50 per cent.
Summer sales in Rome and throughout the Lazio region begin officially on Saturday 4 July with discounted prices on offer for the followin...
Eataly second Rome store opens in July
Eataly outlet takes place of McDonald’s in Piazza della Repubblica.
High-end Italian food mall chain Eataly will open its second food emporium in Rome, in Piazza della Repubblica, on 7 July.
The...
Rome airport auctions unclaimed luggage
Annual blind auction draws large crowds
Rome's international airport Leonardo da Vinci holds its annual auction of abandoned or lost luggage, which has been left unclaimed in airport storage for th...
Eataly opens second Rome store
Outlet takes place of McDonald's in Piazza della Repubblica
High-end Italian food mall chain Eataly is set to open its second food emporium in Rome, taking the place of American fast food outlet Mc...
January sales in Rome
Sales begin two days earlier than previously announced
The post-Christmas sales season is underway in Rome and throughout Lazio, running until 16 February. The sales commenced in Rome on 3 January,...
Primark to open in Italy
Popular Irish retail chain expected to open in 2015
Primark, the Irish low-cost retail chain, is expected to enter the Italian market and open stores in Rome, Milan and Venice by the end of 2015....
Rome's Metropolitan cinema to become shopping mall
Historic movie theatre destined for retail and office use but will retain small cinema
Rome's former Metropolitan cinema building at the Piazza del Popolo end of Via del Corso could be turned into...
Rome’s summer sales begin on 5 July
Shoppers should be wary of discounts more than 50 per cent
Summer sales in Rome begin on Saturday 5 July with discounted prices on offer for the following six weeks.
Italian business association...
