The number of retail chains in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) fluctuated over the past couple of years. In 2020, there were approximately 3,873 retail chains in the Benelux. One year later, this had decreased slightly to about 3,840. The largest number of retail chains were based in the Netherlands, followed closely by Belgium.
Number of retail chains in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) from 2019 to 2021, by country
Locatus registers a retail outlet as a retail chain when "there are more than 7 outlets of the same brand worldwide, or when the business has more than a hundred employees (and less than 7 branches)"
Information as of January 1st of each year.
The figures have been taken from several publications.
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Retail Insiders. (March 18, 2021). Number of retail chains in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) from 2019 to 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/673036/number-of-retail-chains-in-the-benelux-by-country/
Retail Insiders. "Number of retail chains in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) from 2019 to 2021, by country." Chart. March 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/673036/number-of-retail-chains-in-the-benelux-by-country/
Retail Insiders. (2021). Number of retail chains in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) from 2019 to 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/673036/number-of-retail-chains-in-the-benelux-by-country/
Retail Insiders. "Number of Retail Chains in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) from 2019 to 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/673036/number-of-retail-chains-in-the-benelux-by-country/
Retail Insiders, Number of retail chains in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) from 2019 to 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/673036/number-of-retail-chains-in-the-benelux-by-country/ (last visited January 26, 2022)
