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All Italian Disney Stores set to close, says retail workers’ union

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All 15 standalone Disney Stores in Italy are the latest victim at the House of Mouse.

According to the Italian Federation of Commerce, Hotel and Service Workers, its 255 employees have been informed of the closure by management. Employees have been told not to talk to refer all questions to the company itself, according to the messaging.

Disney Store cast in Italy is also represented by the Italian Union of Tourism, Commerce and Service Workers.

The unions have started to mobilize, and are scheduled to meet with workers on May 25, to discuss the details of job action.

Goofy as a statue, doubling as a Roman column.

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Disney also has stores within select locations of the COIN department store. These are located in Brescia, Campi Bisenzio (Florence), Catania, Lecce, Milan, and Padova. It’s unknown whether these locations are affected, although based on it seems .

DisKingdom is unsure of exactly when Disney entered the Italian market, however the Venice store was mentioned as early as 1999 in USA Today. Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD stopped broadcasting in Italy, last May, in order to push its viewership to Disney+. Disney Channel had been on air in the country since October 1998.

We’ll stay on this story, and let you know as things develop.

 

Standalone Italian locations of The Disney Store

DisKingdom was able to locate 14 of the 15 standalone stores.

  • Arese: Centro Il Centro
  • Aurno: Shopping Complex Campania
  • Bologna: Via dell’Indipendenza
  • Florence: Via Calzaiuoli
  • Milan: The Highline Outlet
  • Naples: Via Toledo
  • Orio al Serio: Oriocentre, the mall at the Milan Bergamo Airport
  • Palermo: Via Ruggero Settimo
  • Rome:
    • Centro Commerciale Roma Est
    • Galleria commerciale Porta Di Roma
    • Via del Corso
  • Turin: Shopville Le Gru
  • Verona: Via Giuseppe Mazzini
  • Venice: Campo San Bartolomeo

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