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Catalina Apostoiu

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Catalina Apostoiu

Fields
Companies, Retail&Consumer, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
Articles
1.264
Major Romanian IKEA Supplier Sortilemn Saw Revenue Go Up By 29% In 2014
Companies

Major Romanian IKEA Supplier Sortilemn Saw Revenue Go Up By 29% In 2014

Gherla-based Sortilemn, a major Romanian supplier of Swedish group IKEA, in 2014 generated revenue worth around 200 million lei (EUR45 million), up 29% against 2013.

Catalina Apostoiu · 17.02.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min
Sales Of Baneasa Stores Flat At EUR205M In 2014
Retail&Consumer

Sales Of Baneasa Stores Flat At EUR205M In 2014

Stores in Baneasa shopping center saw sales stall at EUR205 million last year amid stable traffic, Georgios Argentopoulos, the chief executive officer of Baneasa Developments, the company th...

Catalina Apostoiu · 16.02.2015 · 00:00 · 2 min
Romania’s Forex Market Deals Dive To 8-Year Low In January
Banks-Insurance

Romania’s Forex Market Deals Dive To 8-Year Low In January

The forex market in Bucharest ended January with around EUR25 billion in traded volume, that is a daily average of EUR1.3 billion, meaning a decline of almost 30% against January 2013, accor...

Catalina Apostoiu · 13.02.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min
Government Expects 15,000 New Cars To Be Sold In 2015 Through First Car Scheme
Automotive

Government Expects 15,000 New Cars To Be Sold In 2015 Through First Car Scheme

In 2015, sales of new cars to individuals will be supported both by the clunkers program (Rabla) and by the First Car scheme and people aged below 35 will be able to buy a new passenger car...

Catalina Apostoiu · 13.02.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min
Medsana Scraps Unprofitable Subscription Accounts, Switches To Individuals And Insurance
Health

Medsana Scraps Unprofitable Subscription Accounts, Switches To Individuals And Insurance

Medsana, the first foreign investment on Romania’s healthcare market, reduced the weight of subscriptions in revenue to 33% in 2014 from 40% in the previous year as it deliberately renounced...

Catalina Apostoiu · 13.02.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min
Rehau Polymer Wants To Sell EUR30M Worth Of Window PVC Profiles
Companies

Rehau Polymer Wants To Sell EUR30M Worth Of Window PVC Profiles

The PVC profile unit of Rehau Polymer, the Romanian subsidiary of Germany’s Rehau group, ended 2014 with revenue of around EUR27 million, up 2-3% from 2013.

Catalina Apostoiu · 13.02.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min
Carturesti Expects Sales Of EUR1M From Bookstore Opened In Bucharest’s Old Town
Companies

Carturesti Expects Sales Of EUR1M From Bookstore Opened In Bucharest’s Old Town

The new bookstore the owners of Carturesti bookstore chain opened in a monument building of Bucharest’s Old Town, set to sell 15,000 titles of Romanian and foreign books, will attract at lea...

Catalina Apostoiu · 13.02.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min
Starbucks Brand, Mega Image’s New Weapon On Romania’s To Go Coffee Market
Retail&Consumer

Starbucks Brand, Mega Image’s New Weapon On Romania’s To Go Coffee Market

Belgian-held retailer Mega Image has recently put the “to go” coffee of U.S. Starbucks on its shelves in a bid to gain share on this market, one of the most dynamic over the past year.

Catalina Apostoiu · 12.02.2015 · 14:24 · 1 min
Atlassib Aims For 5% Higher Revenue In 2015
Companies

Atlassib Aims For 5% Higher Revenue In 2015

Sibiu-based Atlassib, Romania’s biggest international road passenger transport operator, expects a 4-5% increase in revenue and the number of passengers its coaches will carry this year, acc...

Catalina Apostoiu · 12.02.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min
Germany’s HeidelbergCement Reports Strong Volume Growth In Romania
Companies

Germany’s HeidelbergCement Reports Strong Volume Growth In Romania

German-held building material producer HeidelbergCement, which controls Romanian cement producer Carpatcement Holding, reported improving EBITDA margins for Romania in 2014 owing to cost con...

Catalina Apostoiu · 12.02.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min
Major Winemakers In Romania Sell Half Of Volumes In Modern Retail
Analysis

Major Winemakers In Romania Sell Half Of Volumes In Modern Retail

Almost 1 million hectoliters of wine are sold annually in modern retail networks, accounting for 40-50% in total volumes sold in Romania, according to a ZF estimate based on data from winema...

Catalina Apostoiu · 12.02.2015 · 00:00 · 2 min
Polish Hotel Group Orbis Set To Develop Strong Network In Romania
Companies

Polish Hotel Group Orbis Set To Develop Strong Network In Romania

Considering the current structure of its hotel market, Romania has solid prospects for the development of hotels under international brands, says Gilles Clavie, chief executive officer of Po...

Catalina Apostoiu · 11.02.2015 · 00:00 · 1 min