Sales in small format stores up by 1.5% in April y/y

Market researcher Centrum Monitorowania Rynku reported that sales in small format grocery and alcohol stores grew by 1.5 percent y/y in April 2016, whereas it increased by 1 percent in a month-to-month comparison. Small format supermarkets can spread over an area up to 300 sqm, small grocery stores have up to 40 sqm, medium from 40 sqm to 100 sqm and large ones from 100 sqm to 300 sqm.