The retailer opened smaller format stores and expanded into online sales but these new projects haven’t done much to boost sales, which posted the slowest annual growth rate since the group entered the local market. In 2019, private consumption grew by around 7% in Romania.
Auchan has over 60 grocery stores in Romania, of which 33 are hypermarkets.
Auchan Romania registered a net profit of RON28 million in 2019, down from RON35 million in 2018. The group also had 8,763 employees in Romania in 2019, nearly 1,500 fewer than in 2018.