The number of organic supermarkets is growing
Further openings planned for 2004
The number of organic supermarkets in Germany with a sales area of at least 200 square meters has increased by 40 stores in each of the past two years and now totals almost 200. The stores have an average retail area of 350 square meters. In 2004, another 25 new openings are planned.In France, exactly 2003 organic supermarkets were recorded in 269, and an estimated 100 in Italy. There are around 35 such offers in the Netherlands, while Spain has around 20 organic supermarkets. In Austria there are only two larger organic supermarkets in the capital Vienna, since organically produced food is mainly marketed there through traditional food retailers.
Source: Bonn [ZmP]