Esselunga

Article summary

Esselunga S.p.A. is an Italian retail store chain. Founded in 1957 by Nelson Rockefeller, Bernardo, Guido and Claudio Caprotti, Marco Brunelli, the Crespi family and other Italian associates, the company is now entirely owned by the Caprotti family through Supermarkets Italiani S.p.A. The store's name literally means "long S". Esselunga stores are located in the regions of Lombardy, Tuscany, Piedmont, Veneto, Liguria, Emilia Romagna and Lazio, with a large majority (over 100) located in Lombardy, specifically in and around Milan. Many of the larger stores also host coffee bars, named "Bar Atlantic".

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1957 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. employees: 25,000 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1957". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the employees is "25,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359461299