Summary of the 2016 commercial sector survey
Barcelona City Council offers you a summary of the the 2016 commercial sector survey. It covers the most important characteristics of the city’s commerce, retailers’ opinions on commercial activity and the outlook for the future.
39.1% of shops belong to associations. These are guilds or retailers’ associations, in the same street, centre or shopping hub.
Regarding the type of property holding, 71.8% of the premises visited are rented, 17.4% are owned and 6.1% have been granted a municipal lease.
73% of shops have automated management. The most computerised industries are Cars (90.4%); Pharmacy, Medicine and Perfume (88.9%); and Wine and Tobacco (75.0%).
The retailers with their own website come to 31.6%. Practically all the websites are for information, with 4 out of every 10 offering online purchases.
70% of retail managers are strongly against opening on Sundays, and 5.9% are mostly in favour. 23.5% are in favour.
39.9% of the managers interviewed said their staff had completed a training course over the past two years.