ICELAND: Sales soar over import fears
By: just-food.com | 13 October 2008
Iceland's supermarkets have seen sales jump following the collapse of the country's banking system as shoppers respond to concerns that food imports may dry up.
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Iceland's supermarkets have seen sales jump following the collapse of the country's banking system as shoppers respond to concerns that food imports may dry up.
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