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This Christmas a unique collector’s item arrives in Mondadori Store bookstores, the product of a collaboration between Mondadori Store, the largest network of bookstores in Italy, and THUN, a leading company in ceramic products and quality gifts since 1950.

It is the iconic angel symbol of the prestigious Bolzano-based brand, which for the occasion has been created in a unique limited edition design for Mondadori Store, holding a red book in warm Christmas colours. The exceptional hand-painted ceramic Christmas tree decoration, created by THUN designers, is conceived to share the magic of this time of year and promote the value of reading.

The two brands thus present the fourth edition of the special initiative aimed at Mondadori bookstore customers, following last year’s success with THUN’s signature porcelain Christmas mugs. A new collaboration born again this year from the communion of the founding values of the two entities, inspired by tradition, sharing and attention to every detail. The THUN angel and books from Mondadori Group publishing houses make the perfect Christmas gift for the homes of all lovers of reading and craftsmanship.

The angels will be free for all those who purchase 3 books from publishing houses AbraCadabra, Amz, De Agostini, Edizioni EL, Einaudi, Einaudi Ragazzi, Emme Edizioni, Fabbri, Frassinelli, Mondadori, Mondadori Electa, Piemme, Rizzoli, Sperling & Kupfer, Usborne and UTET, from 1 to 24 December 2024 at participating Mondadori Stores and Mondadoristore.it.
In support of the project, acommunication campaign has been launched across national media, online, social media and at points of sale.

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MONDADORI STORE
Mondadori Store is the largest network of bookstores in Italy: a cultural organisation active nationwide with more than 500 stores, across large cities and small towns alike, and online through the e-commerce website Mondadoristore.it and book club. It supports readers and users through a network that combines books — the core offer — with entertainment, events and multi-channel services, reaching more than 20 million customers each year.

THUN S.P.A.
Founded in Bolzano in 1950 as a ceramics workshop, THUN is an international company. It is a market leader in ceramic products and quality gifts. Each piece is designed and created in Italy, through passionate craftsmanship. Over the years, the selection has expanded from ceramics to tableware, and home furnishings to accessories. THUN, known by many for its historic ceramic figures, is now beloved by many enthusiasts for its ever-charming new collections and exclusive creations, true limited edition capsules. Alongside the great classics, such as the famous angel, are new icons such as the teddy bear, panda, and koala. Great space is also given to porcelain, successfully used for years in the Caffè al volo line, and to innovation, with the inclusion of new natural and environmentally sustainable materials such as glass, wood, excellent interpreters of a more contemporary style and a more functional and modern living proposal.

Photo credits: Elena Prola

Mondadori Store, the largest network of bookstores in Italy, opens a bookstore in Cefalù, providing the entire community with a place dedicated to the world of books and entertainment. The new library that will be inaugurated on 5 December at 5 pm aims to promote reading by creating new meeting spaces.

“We chose to collaborate with an important brand like Mondadori Store to give Cefalù, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, known for its Norman Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and its sea visited every year by hundreds of thousands of tourists, a bookstore that serves as a cultural reference point for all book lovers,” says Ivana Pantano, Mondadori Store affiliate.

The new Mondadori bookstore spans 75 m² and has a catalogue of more than 10,000 titles, from great classics to best sellers, including fiction, non-fiction and various other works. Special attention has been given to younger readers with the We are Junior format, which includes educational games and picture books to stimulate their imagination with the most intriguing stories, along with a department dedicated to manga and comics, Just Comics. The bookstore’s offer is also expanded by areas dedicated to #BookTok for the new generation of readers, as well as areas for stationery, toys, and gift cards.

The Mondadori Bookstore in Cefalù also serves readers online: customers can keep up to date through its Instagram and Facebook pages. They will also be able to get in touch with the store through the Mondadoristore.it digital services to check if a book is available, order it and pick it up in store or have it shipped, choosing from a catalogue of over 1 million titles. The bookstore will also offer customers the opportunity to place orders via telephone.

The new Mondadori Bookstore follows the plan for renewal and development of Mondadori Store, the largest bookstore network in Italy, with more than 500 stores in cities and smaller towns. The cultural organization is active throughout the country, online with the e-commerce site Mondadoristore.it and the book club. In addition to books, its primary service, it also provides entertainment, events and multichannel services, reaching more than 20 million customers every year.

MONDADORI BOOKSTORE
Via Roma 126, 90015, Cefalù
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 9am-1pm, 4pm-8pm
Phone: 0921992479, WhatsApp: 3338022708, Mobile: 3338022708
E-mail: mondadoristorecefalu@gmail.com
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Mondadori Store, the largest network of bookstores in Italy, is opening a new Bookstore in the heart of Milan, near to the  Crocetta stop on Metro Line 3.

The bookshop, which will be inaugurated on Thursday 5 December at 10:30 am, is located in a dynamic area of the city centre with cultural vitality. The shop, located in Corso di Porta Romana, is opposite the Carcano Theatre and a few minutes walk from the centre of Milan.

“We are happy to announce the opening of a new directly managed bookshop, which strengthens our presence in the heart of Milan, making a further cultural point of reference available to the Milanese community”, states Carmine Perna, CEO of Mondadori Retail.

The new Mondadori Bookstore will be a new meeting point for all readers who want to deepen their passion for books, culture and entertainment.

With the opening of the new bookshop in Crocetta, Mondadori Retail strengthens its presence in Milan, where the Mondadori Group company is active with 11 points of sale including direct and franchise bookshops.

The new Mondadori bookstore spans 250 m²and has a catalogue of more than 15,000 titles, from great classics to best sellers, including fiction, non-fiction and various other works. Special attention has been given to younger readers with the We are Junior format, which includes educational games and picture books to stimulate their imagination with the most intriguing stories, along with a department dedicated to manga and comics, Just Comics. The bookstore’s offer is also expanded by areas dedicated to #BookTok for the new generation of readers, as well as areas for stationery, toys, and gift cards.

The Mondadori Bookstore in Crocetta, Milan, also serves readers online: customers can keep up to date through its InstagramandFacebook pages. They will also be able to get in touch with the store through the Mondadoristore.it digital services to check if a book is available, order it and pick it up in store or have it shipped, choosing from a catalogue of over 1 million titles. The bookstore will also offer customers the opportunity to place orders via phone.

The new Mondadori Bookstore follows the plan for renewal and development of Mondadori Store, the largest bookstore network in Italy, with more than 500 stores in cities and smaller towns. The cultural organization is active throughout the country, online with the e-commerce site Mondadoristore.it and the book club. In addition to books, its primary service, it also provides entertainment, events and multichannel services, reaching more than 20 million customers every year.

MONDADORI BOOKSTORE
Corso di Porta Romana, 78/80, 20123, Milan
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 9am-8pm, Sun 10am-8pm
Email: libreria.milanocrocetta@mondadori.it
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Mondadori Store, the largest network of bookstores in Italy, arrives in Cogoleto (GE) with a new store to offer readers a place dedicated to the world of books and entertainment.

The opening of the Mondadori Bookstore, which is located in the small seaside village that hosts the house of Christopher Columbus, will take place on Thursday 28 November at 4pm. In addition, from 5pm onwards, members of the public will be able to participate in the book signing of Michela Nodari, a writer and educator who lives and works in Cogoleto, author of the illustrated books “Un Natale da Elfo” [A Christmas as an Elf] and “Forse non tutti sanno che” [Maybe not everyone knows that].

This new opening expands the network of Mondadori Store bookstores, in line with its strategy of spreading culture and promoting reading, creating an interactive meeting place and a true cultural presence.

“For us, it is a great opportunity to open a new store together with Mondadori, renewing and relaunching the legacy of the historic Fahrenheit 451 bookstore, which has been a cultural reference point in Cogoleto for several years: we will work together with its creator Tito Ghiglione, who will continue to work in the bookstore, to ensure that the new Mondadori Bookstore remains the pillar of the world of books in the country,” says Stefano Adami, Mondadori Store affiliate and manager of another 7 Mondadori bookstores in Northern Italy.

The new Mondadori bookstore spans 70 m² and has a catalogue of more than 7,000 titles, from great classics to best sellers, including fiction, non-fiction and various other works. Special attention has been given to younger readers with the We are Junior format, which includes educational games and picture books to stimulate their imagination with the most intriguing stories, along with a department dedicated to manga and comics, Just Comics. The bookstore’s offer is also expanded by areas dedicated to #BookTok for the new generation of readers, as well as areas for stationery, toys, and gift cards.

The Mondadori Bookstore in Cogoleto also serves readers online: customers can keep up to date through the Instagram and Facebook pages. They will also be able to get in touch with the store through the Mondadoristore.it digital services to check if a book is available, order it and pick it up in store or have it shipped, choosing from a catalogue of over 1 million titles. A telephone ordering service is also available to all customers.

The new Mondadori Bookstore follows the plan for renewal and development of Mondadori Store, the largest bookstore network in Italy, with more than 500 stores in cities and smaller towns. The cultural organization is active throughout the country, online with the e-commerce site Mondadoristore.it and the book club. In addition to books, its primary service, it also provides entertainment, events and multichannel services, reaching more than 20 million customers every year.

MONDADORI BOOKSTORE
Via C. Colombo, 122 16016 Cogoleto (GE)
Hours: Tue – Sat 9am – 12:30pm, 3:30pm – 7pm / Sun – Mon 10am – 12:30pm, 4pm – 7pm
Phone: 010 3759343
E-mail: mondadoricogoleto@gmail.com
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During the Christmas season, Oxfam Italia and Mondadori Store — the largest network of bookstores in Italy — will lead an important challenge: helping to ensure inclusive and equal education through the project ‘Wrap a book, gift a future’. 

Until December 24, Mondadori Bookstore customers can have their Christmas gifts wrapped by Oxfam volunteers present at bookstores in major Italian cities participating in the initiative, and make a donation to support projects against dropping out of school and educational poverty that Oxfam Italia promotes in socially marginal contexts. Contributions can be made in stores and online at the dedicated website https://www.oxfamitalia.org/mondadori/.

Oxfam has been active for over 20 years in Italy and around the world with programmes to combat educational poverty and spread the principles of education for global citizenship. It believes access to education is essential in the principles of equity and justice, which must be recognised and guaranteed for individuals living in poor and marginalised social, economic, and cultural conditions. These include Italian and foreign minors at risk of dropping out of school, people outside the education and labour system, families in conditions of poverty, and more generally, individuals and groups at risk of social exclusion.

With its ‘Wrap a book, gift a future’ initiative, Oxfam is committed to a long-term path aimed at the most at-risk groups to improve access to sociocultural services for families in great economic difficulty. Indeed, for four years now, Oxfam, with the support of Mondadori Store, has taken concrete action to contribute to equal access in schools. The funds raised in the past three editions were invaluable for supporting thousands of young people in educational recovery programmes and providing motivational and educational support in middle and high schools.

This year’s Oxfam programme will involve more than 120 schools, 5000 students, and hundreds of teachers. Activities include: paths of educational innovation and opportunities for exchange with other European schools; strong support for students at risk of dropping out of school; make-up courses for language and academic skills in various subjects; and linguistic mediation activities aimed at foreign students. Finally, the programme provides for numerous activities to animate and redevelop the spaces used by young people in and out of schools in various cities.

‘In 2023, school dropout rates in Italy fell to 10.5%, down from the previous two years. This is undoubtedly a positive piece of data, as it confirms that the country is progressively approaching the European objectives of reducing school dropout rates to 9% by 2030,’ explains Roberto Barbieri, General Director of Oxfam Italia. ‘However, our country still holds a sad record with a school dropout rate that ranks fifth among the 27 European states and various gaps that urgently need to be addressed. Social, citizenship, gender, and territorial gaps undermine the future path of millions of girls and boys who risk being left in the margins. This is why we want to thank Mondadori Store. This valuable collaboration enables us to amplify the effectiveness of our work in the country,’ Barbieri concludes.

‘Access to culture and education are rights that cannot be denied due to an individual’s economic capacity. It is essential, therefore, that companies, institutions, schools, and private citizens driven by a sense of social and civil responsibility support those who are less fortunate,’ declares Francesco Riganti, Marketing Director of Mondadori Retail. ‘We at Mondadori Store believe in this principle and are proud to carry out this mission to promote culture together with Oxfam through our national network of bookstores in an inclusive and sustainable way, making the most of our coverage to reach even the smallest towns and the outskirts of the largest cities,’ Riganti concludes.

The Mondadori Store and Oxfam initiative is part of the social responsibility path that Mondadori Group has followed for some time, which also includes a series of activities for community support, from promoting reading and education to training and social/healthcare assistance. In 2022, the Group also launched its first three-year Sustainability Plan, in which strategic areas, quantitative and qualitative targets, and short- and medium-term actions aimed at continuously improving its performance in social, governance, and environmental terms were identified, in line with the United Nations’ Sustainability Goals.

Oxfam Italia
Oxfam is a global movement of people who, in 86 countries around the world, fight inequality to overcome poverty. Oxfam saves and rebuilds lives in emergencies, promotes sustainable development, and fights to build a future without inequalities, where the essential rights of everyone, everywhere, are guaranteed and no one is left behind.

Mondadori Store
Mondadori Store is the largest network of bookstores in Italy: a cultural organisation active nationwide with more than 500 stores, across large cities and small towns alike, and online through the e-commerce website Mondadoristore.it and book club. It supports readers and users through a network that combines books — the core offer — with entertainment, events and multi-channel services, reaching more than 20 million customers each year.

Oxfam Italia Press Office
Mariateresa Alvino – 348.9803541 mariateresa.alvino@oxfam.it
David Mattesini – 349.4417723 david.mattesini@oxfam.it
349.4417723 david.mattesini@oxfam.it

Mondadori Store, the largest network of bookstores in Italy, makes a new stronghold dedicated to the world of books, culture and entertainment available to the public in Piombino. Tomorrow, at 4 PM, a new bookstore will open in the Corso Italia pedestrian area, just near the city’s historic centre.

“I’m happy to bring this project to life with the Mondadori Store network of bookstores because we share the same goals: to develop places dedicated to culture, making it accessible to everyone and satisfying the tastes of an increasingly diverse audience”, said Giancarlo Giuliani, Mondadori Store affiliate. Piombino is the right city because it attracts so many tourists with its charming historic centre and breathtaking scenery overlooking the island of Elba and the Tuscan archipelago. I want to thank Mondadori Store for its support that has allowed me to return to Piombino with a bookstore, offering the city a new cultural organisation that will serve as a meeting point for readers of all ages, encouraging social interaction and reading”, finished the affiliate who, along with the Giuliani Group, manages another 17 Mondadori Bookstore throughout Italy.

The new Mondadori Bookstore has a floor area of 90 m² and a catalogue of more than 10,000 titles, from the great classics to best sellers, including fiction, nonfiction and various other works. Special attention has been given to younger readers with the We are Junior format, which includes educational games and picture books to stimulate their imagination with the most intriguing stories, along with a department dedicated to manga and comics, Just Comics. Areas dedicated to #BookTok, for the new generation of readers, as well as stationery, toys and gift cards, also expand the bookstore’s offer.

The Mondadori Bookstore in Piombino also serves readers online: customers can keep up to date through the Instagram and Facebook pages. They will also be able to get in touch with the store through the Mondadoristore.it digital services to check if a book is available, order it and pick it up in store or have it shipped, choosing from a catalogue of over 1 million titles. The bookstore will also offer customers the opportunity to place orders via telephone.

The new Mondadori Bookstore follows the plan for renewal and development of Mondadori Store, the largest bookstore network in Italy, with more than 500 stores in cities and smaller towns. The cultural organisation is active throughout the country, online with the e-commerce site Mondadoristore.it and the book club. In addition to books, its primary service, it also provides entertainment, events and multichannel services, reaching more than 20 million customers every year.

MONDADORI BOOKSTORE
Corso Italia 68/70, 57025, Piombino (LI)
Opening hours: Mon–Sun 9am – 12:30pm, 15:30pm – 19:30pm
Phone: 0565.478369
Email: mondadoripiombino@gmail.com

Mondadori Store, the largest network of bookstores in Italy, offers the Foggia bookstore customers an even more attractive and welcoming shopping experience, thanks to a new space that has great historical importance and that complements the current store.

A new room is being added to the already large spaces that the store has, one that was home to a bookstore created in 1881. With this expansion, the Mondadori Bookstore strengthens its position as a cultural stronghold for the area, offering readers a unique experience within its spaces.

The new Mondadori Bookstore covers 60 m² and is located on Via Guglielmo Oberdan, near Foggia’s historic centre and next to the large spaces of the bookstore (200 m²) that have been there since 2012. The grand opening will take place on 9 November at 6 pm.

To preserve the historical importance of the location, the furnishings have been preserved and restored and the display cases will be visible to give passersby the opportunity to have a glimpse into the store.

The offer for the Mondadori Bookstore in Foggia includes a total catalogue of over 10,000 titles, from great classics to best sellers, including fiction, non-fiction, and various other works. Special attention has been given to younger readers with the We are Junior format, which includes educational games and picture books to stimulate their imagination with the most intriguing stories, and a department dedicated to manga and comics, Just Comics. Areas dedicated to #BookTok, for the new generation of readers, as well as stationery, toys and gift cards, also expand the bookstore’s offer.

“We are excited to start this new adventure”, said Marisa Colucci, Mondadori Store affiliate. “Our cultural initiative will try to focus on young people, and we will soon be offering all kinds of workshops, in addition to hosting school groups from primary and lower secondary schools in the city. We also intend to hold a series of presentations with different authors, in order to strengthen the bond with readers”, finished Colucci.

The Mondadori Bookstore in Foggia also serves readers online: customers can keep up to date through the Instagram and Facebook pages. They will also be able to get in touch with the store through Mondadoristore.it digital services to check if a book is available, order it and pick it up in store or have it shipped, choosing from a catalogue of over 1 million titles. The bookstore will also offer customers the opportunity to place orders via telephone.

The new Mondadori Bookstore follows the plan for renewal and development of Mondadori Store, the largest bookstore network in Italy, with more than 500 stores in cities and smaller towns. The cultural organisation is active throughout the country, online with the e-commerce site Mondadoristore.it and the book club. In addition to books, its primary service, it also provides entertainment, events and multichannel services, reaching more than 20 million customers every year.

MONDADORI BOOKSTORE
Via Guglielmo Oberdan 1/3 – 9/11, 71121, Foggia
Opening hours: Mon–Sun 8:45–13:00, 16:45–20:30
Phone: 0881-725133
Email: libreriadante.fg@tiscali.it
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Mondadori Store, the largest network of bookstores in Italy, is reopening its store in Seregno, in the Province of Monza and Brianza. Established in 2006, Mondadori Bookstore will once again be a socio-cultural reference point for the entire area as of Saturday, November 2, with a completely renovated layout, furniture and offerings.

The store will enliven the central Vittorio Veneto Square by serving as a hub dedicated to reading and entertainment, with a focus on young people.

The grand opening of the bookstore is scheduled for Sunday, November 3, at 11 a.m. Federica Perelli, Culture Councillor on the Seregno City Council will also be present at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. As special guest for the occasion, Iginio Massari will be signing copies of his latest book ‘Giorni mesi anni di una vita intensa’ published by Baldini&Castoldi.

‘It has been 18 years since I fulfilled my dream of becoming a bookseller. In 2006, I opened the first bookstore in the area together with Mondadori Store, a strategic, key partner. From the beginning, the store has always stood out for its wide selection of books, welcoming atmosphere, and the team’s dedication to creating a cultural space accessible to everyone, from experienced readers to those taking their first steps in reading,’ says Miriam Vazzola, Mondadori Store associate. ‘This year marks a new phase for the Mondadori Bookstore in Seregno. The renovation is designed to modernise the spaces and enhance the offerings to improve the visitor experience, making the bookstore even more functional and welcoming. This restyling represents my daughter Carolina’s and my desire to continue a path that looks to the future, preserving the soul of the bookstore as a place of inspiration and passion for reading, today and in the years to come, especially for the next generations,’ the associate concludes.

The new Mondadori Bookstore has a floor area of 170 square meters and a catalogue of more than 10,000 titles, from the great classics to best sellers, including fiction, nonfiction and miscellaneous. Special attention is given to younger readers with the We are Junior format, which includes educational games and picture books to stimulate their imagination with the most intriguing stories, and a department dedicated to Just Comics and the manga phenomenon. Areas dedicated to #BookTok, for the new generation of readers, as well as stationery, toys and gift cards, also expand the bookstore’s offer.

The store promotes initiatives with different organisations in the area, with a special focus on collaborating with schools through meetings and educational events that bring girls and boys closer to the world of culture. These include the project ‘Alunni in Libreria’, designed to convey a passion for reading to children. In addition, the bookstore has renewed its collaboration with the City of Seregno, which makes the Auditorium available to encourage meetings with authors and personalities from the world of entertainment.

The Mondadori Bookstore in Seregno also serves readers online: customers can keep up to date through the Instagram and Facebook pages. They will also be able to get in touch with the store through Mondadoristore.it digital services to check if a book is available, order it and pick it up in store or have it shipped, choosing from a catalogue of over 1 million titles. The bookstore will also offer customers the opportunity to place orders via telephone.

The new Mondadori Bookstore follows the plan for renewal and development of Mondadori Store, the largest bookstore network in Italy, with more than 500 stores in cities and smaller towns. The cultural organisation is active throughout the country, online with the e-commerce site Mondadoristore.it and the book club. In addition to books, its primary service, it also provides entertainment, events and multichannel services, reaching more than 20 million customers every year.

MONDADORI BOOKSTORE
P.zza V. Veneto 8/9, 20831, Seregno (MB)
Opening hours: Mon–Sat 9:00 a.m. –12:30 p.m., 3:30–8:00 p.m. / Sun 10:00 a.m. –12:30 p.m., 4:00–7:30 p.m.
Phone: 0362.245596
E-mail: mondadori.seregno@gmail.com
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To guarantee an increasingly widespread presence across the country through a new bookstore format matching current trends and readers’ interests; to make a social-cultural service dedicated to books and entertainment available to the entire community; to use innovation and multichannel options to enrich the bookstore experience. These are the objectives of Mondadori Retail, which today opened a new bookstore in Rome in the Galleria Alberto Sordi, just a few yards from Palazzo Chigi.

With the latest store, the Mondadori Group company – which has opened more than 30 new bookstores in 2024, both directly managed and franchised outlets – thus takes another step in its strategic development plan, confirming its position as the most extensive bookshop network in Italy with more than 500 bookstores.

“The new Mondadori Bookstore in Rome is a milestone in the expansion of our network. We intend to continue strengthening our role as the key player in the business by creating socio-cultural centres throughout the country, from large cities to the smallest villages, for the widest possible audience,” said Mondadori Retail CEO Carmine Perna. “Reading and entertainment are essential tools for us to encourage sharing and interaction and promote dialogue between the generations. The new Mondadori Bookstore in Rome also demonstrates our ability to systematically integrate all our sales channels – direct, franchised and online bookstores – and the importance of the synergy among everyone in the network. This approach was decisive in achieving a result that is particularly important for us, the opening of our 50^th directly owned bookstore, which we are delighted to celebrate today,” Perna concluded.

The new Mondadori Bookstore

With the opening of the new Mondadori Retail bookstore in the Galleria Alberto Sordi, Mondadori Retail also consolidates its presence in Rome, where it has been active for more than twenty years with 6 direct bookstores and 17 franchised outlets.

The new Mondadori Bookstore is located in the Tritone arm of the monumental Galleria Alberto Sordi owned by Fondo Megas, a fund held 100% by Fondazione Enasarco and managed by Prelios SGR – a company in the Prelios Group and one of Italy’s leading asset managers – which in 2023 launched a major redevelopment and restyling project to turn Rome’s historic “drawing room” into a meeting place and landmark of the capital, as well as a strategic crossroads for shopping and tourism.

The store offers an assortment of 20,000 titles, from classics to contemporary fiction, and occupies a total area of 450 square metres. The format applies the distinctive Mondadori Store concept, in full harmony with the architectural elements of the Galleria. The bright spacious environment is distributed over three floors, providing perfect visual continuity with the surroundings and the city with its mixture of ancient and modern.

The ground floor displays all the latest from the book world – bestsellers, BookToks, thrillers, novels and local publications – and also has a stationery department.
The first floor offers the entire catalogue, from the great classics of literature to non-fiction, international books and Kobo eReaders, as well as a space for cultural events.
The basement is the domain of the younger generation, with the We are Junior department, where even the smallest children can find a rich selection of books, illustrated fairy tales and educational games, and the Just Comics department, with a wide selection of titles for fans of comics and manga, superheroes and graphic novels, as well as music products like CDs, vinyls and K-pop. Each floor of the bookstore is equipped with Trovalibro touch screens to help customers explore the merchandise, and automatic checkouts to simplify the shopping experience.

The store’s architectural design and layout is by Kallipigia Architetti, a firm founded by Elisa Innocenti and Giovanni Cipriani. Kallipigia Architetti are known for their ability to combine creativity and efficiency, handling every stage in a project, from the initial survey to completion, with meticulous care.

Events

Starting immediately after the opening, the new bookstore will host a rich calendar of events, including book signings and meetings with authors and personalities from the world of entertainment. The aim is to actively engage readers and foster cultural dialogue, establishing the store as a socio-cultural centre for the entire community. The program of presentations includes: 28 October, Sisters (Rizzoli), the first book by Paola and Chiara; 30 October, Cambio vita cercasi (Garzanti) by Francesca Safina; 5 November, Cento parole per raccontare una vita (Sperling & Kupfer) by Red Canzian; on 6 November, author Claire Dee will sign copies of her book Beyond the surface (Sperling & Kupfer). Subsequent dates on the calendar are 11 November, Il premierato non è di destra (De Agostini) by Nicola Drago, 12 November, Il sentiero dei dieci. Una storia tra Israele e Gaza (Piemme) by Davide Lerner, and 14 November, when Iginio Massari will sign copies of his new book, Giorni mesi anni di una vita intensa (Baldini & Castoldi). The first series of events concludes with the following presentations: 22 November, Il cielo su via Padova (Sperling & Kupfer) by Daria Colombo; 26 November, Bambino (Einaudi) by Marco Balzano, who will be joined by presenter Michela Ponzani; 2 December, La malacarne (Einaudi) by Beatrice Salvioni.

Partners

The partners of the new Mondadori Bookstore are: Altavia (for the communication concept and event organisation), Kallipigia Architetti (for the architectural design and bookstore layout), Res Contract S.r.l. (general contractor) and Mecad S.r.l. (bookstore interiors).

Mondadori Store, the largest network of bookstores in Italy, has opened a new store at Scalo Milano Outlet & More inside the shopping centre’s new hub.

The new area – designed and planned by architecture firm Design International – is the result of an expansion of the outlet following an urban redevelopment project: it spans over three levels where some of the most important brands on the Italian and international scenes can also be found. These include a Mondadori Bookstore, thus enriching Scalo Milano Outlet & More’s offering with an area dedicated to the world of books and entertainment.

The new bookstore expands the already extensive Mondadori Store network in the area, in line with the network’s strategy of spreading culture and promoting reading, creating an interactive meeting point and a true cultural garrison in a commercial space.

“It is with pride and satisfaction that we inaugurate the first bookstore inside Scalo Milano Outlet & More by Mondadori Store: an opening that promotes the dissemination of culture in all its forms and that is part of our strategy of continuous renewal and development of our network, which includes more than 500 stores, both directly operated and franchised, throughout Italy,” says Carmine Perna, Managing Director of Mondadori Retail.

The new Mondadori Bookstore covers 300 square metres and offers a selection of 15,000 titles, from the great classics to best sellers, including fiction, non-fiction and miscellaneous. Special attention is given to younger readers with the We are Junior format, which includes educational games and picture books to stimulate their imagination with the most intriguing stories, and a department dedicated to Just Comic and the manga phenomenon. Areas dedicated to #BookTok, for the new generation of readers, as well as stationery, toys, and gift cards, also expand the store’s offer.
The Scalo Milano Outlet & More bookstore is also serving readers online: customers will find information and news on Facebook and Instagram. They will also be able to get in touch with the store throughMondadoristore.it digital services to check if a book is available, order and pick it up in store, choosing from a catalogue of over 1 million titles.

The new Mondadori Bookstore follows the plan for the renewal and development of Mondadori Store, the largest bookstore network in Italy, with more than 500 stores in cities and smaller towns. The cultural organisation is active throughout the country, online with the e-commerce site Mondadoristore.it and the book club. In addition to books, its primary service, it also provides entertainment, events and multichannel services, reaching more than 20 million customers every year.

MONDADORI BOOKSTORE
Scalo Milano Outlet & More
Via Milano 5, 20085 Locate di Triulzi (MI)
Opening hours: Mon–Sun 10am – 9pm
Phone: 02.49493800
Email: ibreria.milanoscalo@mondadori.it
https://www.mondadoristore.it/negozi
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