Sales in small format stores grew by 4.9% y/y

The spokesman of the Polish Chamber of Commerce (PIH), Joanna Chilicja reported that sales in small format grocery and alcohol stores decreased by 7.6 percent m/m in November, whereas it grew by 4.9 percent in a year-to-year comparison. Small format supermarkets can spread over an area up to 300 sqm: small groceries stores have up to 40 sqm, medium from 40 sqm to 100 sqm and large ones from 100 sqm to 300 sqm.