*Until 2018: specialist perfumeries and drugstore markets (excluding drugstores). From 2019: only specialist drugstore retail, excluding perfumeries.
** Cash & carry markets: only food revenue.
***Stores and department stores: no longer evaluated since 2020.
Figures for previous years are based on earlier source reports.
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Number of food retail stores in Germany in 2016 and 2022, by type of business
In 2022, Germany counted a total of * food retail stores. Of these, * were discounters (data excludes Aldi). Both numbers had decreased compared to 2016.
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