Definition: Mini-market

Category: Distributive trade

A mini-market or self-service shop is defined as a shop selling almost exclusively food, with a floor space of:
- Belgium: 100 to 400 m²;
- Germany: 100 to 400 m²;
- Spain: 120 to 400 m²;
- France: 120 to 400 m²;
- Greece: less than 200 m²;
- Portugal: less than 200 m²;
- United Kingdom: 186 m² or more.
Source:
Eurostat, "Retailing in the European Single Market", Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 1993
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