Retail

Greek retail sales by volume declined 2.7 percent in April compared to the same month last year after an upwardly revised 5.0 percent rise in March, statistics service ELSTAT said on Friday.

Retail sales were led lower by department stores, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, the data showed.

By the end of June, 32  video cameras will be installed in the vegetable sector in the Women's Market.

,,This will significantly improve the security of both traders and customers in the market'', says the CEO of Vazrazhdane Market EAD Dragomir Dimitrov.

Greek retail sales by volume rose 4.6 percent in March compared to the same month last year after an downwardly revised 3.1 percent decline in February, statistics service ELSTAT said on Friday.

Retail sales were led higher by fuels, lubricants, supermarkets, furniture and household appliances.

Sectoral confidence in Turkey decreased for construction, services and retail trade on a monthly basis in May, the country's statistical authority said on May 23.

Greek retail stores may have been disappointed with their revenues this Easter, but supermarkets saw a significant increase in turnover over the holiday period, according to Nielsen figures.

Total sales at supermarkets across Greece in the runup to Easter (April 22-27) registered 8.8 percent growth, with fresh products jumping 12.2 percent from the Holy Week of 2018 (April 2-7).

Turkey's calendar-adjusted retail sales volume with constant prices fell by 3.8% year-on-year in March this year, the country's statistical authority reported on May 15.

In 2018, a record number of foreign companies - 2062 - have made investments in Germany, according to a report by the Federal Bureau for Foreign Investment.

Retail commerce in Greece has been suffering a decline this year, according to official statistics and market experts, largely due to overtaxation, shrinking disposable incomes and political uncertainty.

Spring sales start on Thursday in Attica and across most of the country amid low expectations of a recovery in the shrinking retail market.

Greek retail sales by volume fell 3.3 percent in February compared to the same month last year after an upwardly revised 3.2 percent decline in January, statistics service ELSTAT said on Thursday.
Retail sales were led lower by department stores, supermarkets, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products.