According to a 2019 survey, roughly one-third of Belgians sometimes did their grocery shopping abroad. France and the Netherlands were the most popular countries for Belgian shoppers. These cross-border shoppers were particularly interested in buying beverages. Of the shoppers taking part in this survey, nearly half bought non-alcoholic beverages abroad. Another 36 percent stated to buy alcoholic beverages, such as beer, spirits and wine, abroad.
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Nielsen. (March 25, 2019). Which products do you sometimes buy abroad? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055884/groceries-shopped-abroad-in-belgium-by-category/
Nielsen. "Which products do you sometimes buy abroad?." Chart. March 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055884/groceries-shopped-abroad-in-belgium-by-category/
Nielsen. (2019). Which products do you sometimes buy abroad?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055884/groceries-shopped-abroad-in-belgium-by-category/
Nielsen. "Which Products Do You Sometimes Buy Abroad?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055884/groceries-shopped-abroad-in-belgium-by-category/
Nielsen, Which products do you sometimes buy abroad? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055884/groceries-shopped-abroad-in-belgium-by-category/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Which products do you sometimes buy abroad? [Graph], Nielsen, March 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055884/groceries-shopped-abroad-in-belgium-by-category/