Organic supermarkets in 2011: chains open many more stores

In 2011, 16 new specialist organic stores (200 – 400 m²) and 50 organic supermarkets (over 400 m²) were opened – including five relocations with expansion of retail space. Research by Organic-Market.Info has revealed that, by the end of the year, a total of 30,000 m² of retail space in 66 large-scale stores was created (loss of retail area arising from relocation or taking over businesses has been factored in). Above all, it was the big chains that determined the pace, and they occupied many of the new premises.
(Graphic: Openings of specialist organic stores and organic supermarkets since 2000)
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