In April 2014, the retailer’s former head Patrick Espasa said Auchan might open the hypermarket in Drumul Taberei in December, and total investments would reach EUR70 million.
Auchan has opened 32 stores in 18 cities in Romania so far, and is currently building a shopping center in Brasov. The retailer has over 11,000 employees.
In the first half of 2014, Auchan completed the remodeling of the 20 Real hypermarkets acquired from German group Metro in 2012, following an investment of EUR40 million.
According to previous information, Auchan has invested over EUR300 million in Romania since 2006 when it opened its first hypermarket locally.