The store will be closed after the clearance sale and will reopen as Auchan early February.
Auchan rebranded seven Real hypermarkets last year, two of which are in Bucharest and the rest in Brasov, Oradea, Constanta, Sibiu, and Satu Mare. The french retailer is remodeling an average of three stores per month and expects to rebrand 20 stores in less than a year, with EUR40 million.
The Auchan-Real deal was completed on September 12, following the agreement signed in November 2012 between Auchan and Metro Group and antitrust clearance from Romania’s Competition Council in July.
Auchan Romania now has 31 hypermarkets in Romania, two units under construction, over 10,000 employees, three logistical platforms, 70 million clients a year and a turnover of more than RON4.5 billion. This makes it one of the top five private employers in Romania and the second largest retail network by sales area.