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True, but I think werber was referring to grocery stores (or the like).
by wink 11y ago
True, but I think werber was referring to grocery stores (or the like).
- skrebbel 11y agoBut that's hardly something unique to Germany then. Off the top of my head, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Spain, UK, Germany, Denmark, and Finland all have their own set of national grocery store chains, with only very little cross-border movement (Aldi and Lidl are the big exceptions).
- joezydeco 11y agoSPAR is the other exception. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spar_(retailer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spar_(retailer)
- Oletros 11y agoPerhaps the other exception is Carrefour
- krotton 11y agoPoland seems exceptional in this regard - there are local chains here, but they are heavily outmassed by foreign brands, ranging from German LIDL, through Portuguese Jeronimo Martins to French and British franchises. That's probably because of a skewed tax policy favouring foreign companies over locals, which I have a hard time understanding.