date:Apr 08, 2014
Turnover in Dutch supermarkets fell by 1.7% in the first quarter of 2014.
Industry experts are pointing toward the lack of an Easter period in this year's Q1 for the drop, as the holiday fell into the first quarter of 2013.
The total turnover for Dutch supermarkets in the first quarter of 2014 amounted to 8.21 billion, compared to 8.35 billion for the same period last year.
German market research company GfK said that if surplus sales from the easter period of 2013 were not included, then th