Italian Version of Monoprix?
 

Is there an Italian version of Monoprix that we could be on the lookout for in Rome or Milan?

Thanks for any help.

There's a branch of UPIM near the Trevi Fountain. It's a department store chain. In Milan there's one on Corso Buenos Aires.

Coin and La Rinachente are both nice department stores in Italy. Or if you are looking for more "Walmart" keep an eye out for Auchan.

In France, Monoprix is considered a full-service grocery store/supermarket and that's how it's described in the French investor press even though it sells many other things.

I don't think Rome has an equivalent, at least I've never seen one. Italians seem to separate clothing/household shopping from food shopping. The stores mentioned above are not grocery stores. (I'm not familiar with Auchan which is not an Italian word.)

Italian grocery stores (<i>supermercato</i>) are on the smallish size, especially in the city center, and they feature very small sections dedicated to household/drug store products, much like neighborhood grocery stores in Manhattan. There are plenty of clothing stores and houseware retailers in Rome but most offer a very focused inventory and none sell groceries.

Standa fits the bill as closely as I can guess. I haven't been to Milan, but in Rome you will find Standa on Viale de Trastavere. The downstairs level is the grocery department. There's also a small stationery section with paperbacks (some in English), etc. Upstairs is clothing and accessories. It's not as complete a department store as the Monoprix, though--I don't recall housewares being sold, but that might just be because I wasn't looking for them.

Across from Santa Maria Maggiore, there's an UPIM. In the basement of the same building is a Sma, one of the supermarket chains in Rome. These are two separate stores, but in close proximity.

Another supermarket chain to watch for is Pam. It's often tricky to nitce supermarkets since they don't necessarily have an enormous row of windows and signage.

Just to clarify my post...No, Auchan is not an Italian word, its actually a french chain but there are Many of them in Italy. Its an all inclusive store like a &quot;super walmart&quot;.

I know what a Monoprix is. I've been there. Just wanted to offer hunnym options for Department stores and &quot;all inclusive&quot; stores.

Thanks for all the responses! Much appreciated. I've taken notes!

We are packing very light for our trip (do not want to be burdened with anything more than carry-on luggage, as we have a few train trips to take), so it is entirely possible we'll need to hit a Monoprix-type store...