MD Discount

MD (company)

Trade name	MD
Company type	Società per azioni
Industry	Retailing
Founded	1994;31 years ago (1994)
Founder	Patrizio Podini
Headquarters	Gricignano di Aversa , Italy
Number of locations	782 [1]
Area served	Italy
Key people	Patrizio Podini, Chairman
Products	Discount store (supermarkets)
Revenue	€3.7 billion (2024) [1]
Number of employees	9,000+ [1]
Website	www.mdspa.it

MD S.p.A. is an Italian global discount supermarket chain, based in Gricignano di Aversa, Italy.

History

The company was founded in the 1994 by Patrizio Podini. The first store in MD brand was opened in September 1994 in Mugnano di Napoli. Initially, the company, then named Lillo S.p.A., focused on expanding in Southern Italy. In little more than a year have been opened more than fifty stores in the Centre-South, some of whom detecting signs premises.

In 2015 MD distributes its products through a network of more than 800 outlets and direct affiliates.

Recently MD bought LD Market for the price of 170 million, making it the third largest sector discount in Italy, after EuroSpin and Lidl. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

See also

• List of companies of Italy

References

1. "Lavora con noi • MD".
2. Eco di Bergamo
3. Corriere della Sera
4. Gdonews Archived 12 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official web site