Early summer sales, about 100 euros per capita on average

Each family will spend on average for the purchase of clothing items and shoes on sale just under 230 euros, for a total value of about 3.5 billion [19659002] The summer sales started yesterday (July 1st) in Sicily, today (July 2nd) will be the tour of Basilicata while in all other regions will start on Saturday July 7th. According to estimates of the Confcommercio Research Department, each family will spend on average for the purchase of clothing and footwear items for sale for just under € 230, for a total value of approximately 3.5 billion euros.

The President of Federazione Moda Italia and Vice President of Confcommercio, Renato Borghi, comments: after a spring / summer season not really exciting from the point of view of the consumption of clothing, shoes, leather goods, accessories and sporting goods waits these summer sales they represent a test bench for the retail of multibrand fashion. The balances, which also take into account sales forecasts close to those of last year, continue to attract consumers despite a context of global competition, or rather of a "digital dictatorship", capable of conditioning everything in the world. from the production line to how people consume and report. We asked for the introduction of the tax on the Web because the giants of the Web must be in the same market with the same rules and with the same taxes as our activities. In this regard, we hope that the EU will turn to what has been decided by the US Supreme Court which has given the go-ahead for online sales taxes.

For the correct purchase of items for sale, Confcommercio remembers some basic principles: 19659005] Modifications: the ability to change the garment after purchase is usually left to the discretion of the retailer , except if the product is damaged or non-compliant (article 1519 ter of the civil code introduced by DLvo N ° 24/2002). In this case, the obligation for the merchant to repair or replace the garment is triggered and, if this proves impossible, the reduction or refund of the price paid. The buyer is however required to report the defect of the head within two months from the date of discovery of the defect.