Food retail in Germany - statistics & facts
Food retail makes up an enormous part of the food trade industry, with types of business including discounters, traditional food retail, hypermarkets, drugstores, department and general stores. A grocery store is an example of a traditional food retail establishment, while hypermarkets occupy much more space than supermarkets and offer other products besides food items. In the last decade, the number of food retail stores in Germany has been dropping year after year. One of the reasons for this is the expansion of online grocery shopping. Another could be consumers being curious about a shopping mall experience like in the U.S. For smaller food shops, however, rising rent coupled with logistical challenges to deliver goods to stores are some of the pressing issues facing these businesses.
