Small format stores sales up 6.9% in I

Market researcher Centrum Monitorowania Rynku reported that sales in small format grocery and alcohol stores grew by 6.9 percent y/y in January, whereas it decreased by 3.2 percent in a month-to-month 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.