Dutch retail sales rise 2.7% on a year earlier

Dutch shops took 2.7% more in September 2026 than a year earlier, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports. The volume sold, the quantity rather than the money taken, rose 1.8%.

Non-food stores, including their online sales, took 4.6% more. Almost every type of non-food store sold more than a year earlier. Recreation goods stores grew most, with turnover up almost 8%, followed by drugstores at 6.4%. Consumer electronics and white goods rose 4.0%, and clothing 1.1%. Only furniture and home furnishings took less than in September 2025, down 0.3%.

Food retailers went the other way. Their turnover fell 0.5%, CBS says. Supermarkets took 1.0% less, while specialist food shops took 3.1% more.

Online sales were 4.5% higher. Web shops, whose main business is selling over the internet, saw turnover rise 5.0%. Shops that also sell online alongside their main business (multichannel retailers) saw online sales rise 3.7%. Online electronics sales were up 7.2%.

Growth was slower than in August 2026, when retail turnover rose 3.8% and online sales rose 6.7%.

Recreation goods and drugstores grew most; furniture and supermarkets fell

% change on September 2025

Recreation goods and drugstores grew most; furniture and supermarkets fell (% change on September 2025). Highest: Recreation goods, 7.9; lowest: Supermarkets, -1; 9 items. Source: CBS.

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Data: Recreation goods and drugstores grew most; furniture and supermarkets fell

Item	% change on September 2025
Recreation goods	7.9
Drugstores	6.4
Consumer electronics and white goods	4
Shoes and leather goods	3.9
DIY, kitchens and flooring	3.3
Specialist food shops	3.1
Clothing	1.1
Furniture and home furnishings	-0.3
Supermarkets	-1