The concentration is faster, 1,400 less shops

According to Nielsen researches in 20008 December the number of food shops was 19,935, opposite to 2007's year's end result, 21,339 units.

Mainly the number of shops under 50 sqm
retail area decreased, it was 1100 less, as a year before. There are 11,390 small units in the
country, the number of shops (with 51-200 sqm) was 6590, the 201-400
sqm segment is thinner as year before (805 units). Number of
drogeries decreased by 11%, 2532 shops worked last December.