Definition: Hypermarket
Distributive trade
A hypermarket or superstore is a retail self-service establishment offering a broad range of food and non-food products, with car parking facilities and with a floor space of: - Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal: 2 500 m² or more; - Germany: 1 500 m² to 4 999 m²; (Verbrauchermarkt) 5 000 m² or more (SB-Warenhaus); - Ireland, United Kingdom: 2 323 m² or more. These superstores have a very reduced non-food section compared with continental hypermarkets.
Source:
Eurostat, "Retailing in the European Single Market", Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 1993
Eurostat, "Retailing in the European Single Market", Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 1993
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