“We are aligned on everything”, even on Savona. With these words, in an interception, the President of the region Giovanni Toti speaks to Francesco Moncada, member of the Board of Directors of Esselunga Spa who had the intention of opening a supermarket in Savona too.
There are no other details in the investigation papers, but the arrival of the supermarket brand founded by Caprotti in the city has been talked about for some years now. For now everything has remained in the hypotheses of where the store could be built.
Initially, in January 2021, there was talk of Piazza del Popolo, of the property of Binario Blu. The same entrepreneur Fabrizio Barbano (Binario Blu) had admitted an interest of Esselunga, and other brands, in the area on Letimbro. But when one of the partners of Binario Blu, Giovanni de Filippi, sold his shares to her, these were then acquired by the Dimar group. The company that has brands such as Mercatò and Maxi Sconto and Ok Market has acquired 50% of Binario Blu.
The hypothesis of the via Nizza area then emerged, where Giovanni De Filippi’s Auto Liguria is currently located. Rumors about an arrival in the city of the Caprotti family brand became insistent again in June 2022 and there were rumors about the location of the current space occupied by the Autoliguria dealer, in via Nizza. Giovanni De Filippi has purchased the Tirreno Power areas left vacant after the decommissioning of the coal plant, where he intends to transfer the dealership to create an automotive hub.
