French-owned retailer Carrefour Romania was the first to launch its online store last July. The store provides online shopping and home delivery to capital Bucharest and surrounding areas. Online shoppers have over 10,000 products at disposal and they can have their products delivered if they spend at least RON150 and pay a RON15 delivery fee.
In December, French-Belgian retailer Cora, which operates a 12-hypermarket network in Romania, also launched its coradrive service on the local market. The service allows customers to order products online and pick them up at a certain Cora store.
Mega Image, part of Belgian retail group Delhaize, also plans to open an online store.
The Auchan-Real deal was completed on September 12, 2013, following the agreement signed in November 2012 between Auchan and Metro Group and antitrust clearance from Romania’s Competition Council end-July 2013.
Auchan Romania currently has 31 hypermarkets in Romania, two units under construction, a net sale area of 252.000 sqm, 11,000 employees, three logistics platforms and 70 million clients a year.