Sales season in Italy starts on January 5
Sales season in Italy traditionally starts early in January. Palermo will start selling goods with discounts first – on January 2, then, on January 5, discounts will appear in most Italian cities' stores (Milan, Turin, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Naples etc) and on January 6 – in Rome. If you want to enjoy shopping in Italy, economybookings.com recommends you to use car rental Rome, car hire Milan etc services to make your shopping tour even more fascinating.
However, in many stores all over Italy some goods are already selling with discounts. It is associated first of all with financial crisis effect. Some experts consider, that sales season should have been started few weeks later. Italian families had already spent a lot of money preparing for Christmas and the New Year so their expenses won't be very big.
Sales season will last 2 months at an average but in some cities last discount day is already known: March 1 in Turin, February 28 in Venice and Bari and March 15 in Palermo. Car rental Venice and car rental Palermo services are also available at economybookings.com.