In the so-called non-food companies, the average turnover grew by 1.7 percent. In terms of sales volumes, this is a decrease of 6.7%. Pharmacies, home improvement stores, recreational supply stores, and clothing stores all saw increased sales. Consumer electronics and appliance stores, footwear and furniture stores are down.
Revenue in grocery stores increased by almost 8% on average. Here, too, fewer products were purchased on average. Sales volume decreased by more than 3%. Turnover in supermarkets increased by 8.8%. Specialty stores saw their turnover increase by an average of 0.7%.
Statistics from the Netherlands also reported that online sales in stores increased by 4.2%. Stores that sell both physically and online in particular have seen strong growth in turnover. The turnover of these stores grew by 7.5%.