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Retail sales in the Netherlands rose by 2.9% year-on-year in March 2026, following an upwardly revised 1.5% gain in the previous month. This marked the strongest growth since November 2025, driven largely by higher activity in the food sector (1.8% vs 1.4% in February), particularly in supermarkets (2% vs 1.6%) and specialty stores (0.6% vs 0.1%).
At the same time, sales grew for non-food products (3.6% vs 1.6%), lifted by increased sales in furniture and home furnishings (6% vs 5.5%), DIY, kitchen, and floors (2.5% vs 2.1%) and recreational items (4.7% after stagnating in February). Meanwhile, trade moderated for drugstores (2.2% vs 5.3%), clothing (1.6% vs 1.7%), and consumer electronics and white goods (1.2% vs 2.9%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail activity grew by 1.6% in March, rebounding from an upwardly revised 0.2% drop in the preceding period.
