Whilst the prosperity lives in Vienna`s first district, the poorest communities in Austria can be found in weak developed regions in Carinthia, Styria and Burgenland.
Almost 30% of the EU citizens use the internet for shopping purposes, but only 4,2% of the total turnover of companies in the EU are achieved by online distribution.
In 50 years there will be 130 Mio people living in the EU that are older than 65 years.This corresponds to an increase in the 65+ population from currently 17% to about 30%.
20 000 sqm, 100 cash desks and about 100 000 items – this is how the largest hypermarkets in Eastern Europe look alike. The size and function of hypermarkets vary between countries.
Last year`s negative economical development influenced Europe`s purchasing power only slightly. In total the average purchasing power of an European stagnated in 2009.
