Italy POS Terminals Market – 2025

Italy POS Terminal Market

Italy’s POS Terminal Market

A Fragmented but Growing Retail Technology Landscape

Unlike many other European countries, the Italian retail market is dominated by smaller, regional players rather than large national chains. This regional diversity has allowed for the preservation of traditional retail formats, such as family-owned neighborhood stores and open-air markets, which continue to thrive alongside the rise of modern retail formats. As a result, Italy’s POS terminal market is less mature than it might otherwise be.

€530B
Total Retail Sales
(↑ 2.5% from 2022)
€2.4T
4th Largest EMEA Economy
#6
Largest Retail Market in Region
#3
Largest POS Installed Base in EMEA
€3,689
Per Capita Retail Sales

Market Trends

  • Italy maintains the 6th largest retail market in EMEA without yet fully embracing retail concentration. The market is still highly fragmented, with small independent businesses dominating the scene.
  • Over the past decade, retail sales have grown just 11%, compared to 19% for France, 35% for UK and 25% for Germany.
  • World Economics claims that Italy’s black and gray markets amount to some 24% of GDP, or $600 Billion. Of the key EMEA countries, only Russia has a higher figure.
  • Italian retail expansion beyond borders is led by luxury and fashion: Luxottica (150 countries), Benetton (25 EMEA countries), Gucci and Fendi are among the many Italian designer/retailers that have expanded globally.

Leading Retailers

Conad (#65 worldwide), Coop Italia (#88), Luxottica (#89), Esselunga (#117), Gruppo Eurospin (#146), Selex, Gruppo Vege, SISA, Gruppo Pam.

Market Size & Growth Projections

€682M

2023 Market Size

€862M

Expected 2028 Market Size

26.4%

Total Growth

4.8%

CAGR

Key Vendors

Key POS Hardware Vendors
Hewlett Packard
Diebold Nixdorf
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions
NCR Voyix
Fujitsu
Key POS Software Vendors
Uakari Software
Diebold Nixdorf
Toshiba
NCR Voyix
Cegid

IHL Studies for Italy POS Terminal Market

2025 EMEA POS Terminal Market Study

2024 EMEA POS / mPOS Software Market Share

2024 EMEA POS Terminal Hardware Market Share by Vendor

2025 EMEA Retail Stores/POS Sizing by Retail Chain Size

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