Supermarket sales rise sharply

Dutch supermarket sales were up 12.5% in October compared with the year-earlier period, figures from central statistics agency CBS show on Thursday.


Total turnover in the retail sector rose 5%, although the sale of electronic appliances was down 0.3%, says the CBS.

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