The source defines the shop floor area as the floor area of the store which is visible and available to the public.
Locatus registers a retail outlet as a retail chain when "there are more than 7 outlets of the same brand worldwide, or when the business has more than a hundred employees (and less than 7 branches)"
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Largest retail chains in the Netherlands 2023, by shop floor area
With nearly **** million square meters in 2023, Albert Heijn was by far the largest retail chain in the Netherlands in terms of shopping floor area. Jumbo, which stood in second place, accounted for a shop floor area of about *** thousand square meters.
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Retailtrends. "Leading retail chains in the Netherlands in 2023, by shop floor area (in square meters)." Chart. February 2, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/669984/top-10-retail-chains-in-the-netherlands-by-shop-floor-area/
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