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Read moreEurope convenience stores: A reference
A convenience store can be defined as: A small retail store that is open long hours and that typically sells staple groceries, snacks, and sometimes fuel.
If you are looking to introduce your product to new countries in Europe, through stocking them on the shelves of convenience stores, it can be beneficial to know the retail operations in individual countries.
This list gives you an overview of the main European convenience stores.
Czech Republic:
- Zabka
- SPAR
Finland:
- R-Kioski
France:
Germany:
- CIGO
- Frischwerk
- ServiceStore DB
- U-Store
Ireland:
Latvia:
- Narvesen
Norway:
Poland:
- CIGO
- Zabka
Spain:
- Opencor
- Pressbyran
The Netherlands:
- Albert Heijn
- CIGO
- Wizzl of Servex
- Asda
- Budgens
- Centra (Northern Ireland)
- Co-op
- Happy Shopper
- Londis
- Mace Express
- Martin McColl
- Mills

- Morning, Noon and Night (Scotland)
- Morrisions
- One Stop
- Sainsbury’s Local
- Tesco Express
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