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Catalina Apostoiu

Reporter

Catalina Apostoiu

Fields
Companies, Retail&Consumer, Banks-Insurance
Writing for ZF since
2011
Articles
1.264
Lego “Bricks”, Sold In 200 Hypermarkets And Specialized Stores Of Romania
Retail&Consumer

Lego “Bricks”, Sold In 200 Hypermarkets And Specialized Stores Of Romania

The “bricks” of toy producer Lego are now sold in 200 stores in Romania, led by hypermarket chains and specialized stores, around two years after the Danish giant’s direct entrance on the Ro...

Catalina Apostoiu · 03.06.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Real Hypermarkets Losses Peak In 2013
Companies

Real Hypermarkets Losses Peak In 2013

Real hypermarkets reported losses of almost 304 million lei (EUR68.7 million) last year, the steepest since the company entered the Romanian market in 2006, according to Trade Registry data.

Catalina Apostoiu · 02.06.2014 · 18:38 · 1 min
Pirelli Tyres Romania, Set To Invest EUR105M In Slatina Plant By 2017
Automotive

Pirelli Tyres Romania, Set To Invest EUR105M In Slatina Plant By 2017

Tire producer Pirelli Tyres Romania has planned investments of EUR105 million in its plant of Slatina in the 2013-2017 period, a sum to which the Romanian government contributed EUR35 millio...

Catalina Apostoiu · 02.06.2014 · 13:56 · 1 min
Italy’s Ferrero, Over EUR40M Worth Of Revenue In Romania
Retail&Consumer

Italy’s Ferrero, Over EUR40M Worth Of Revenue In Romania

Ferrero Romania, the domestic subsidiary of Italy’s sweets producer, has in recent years become one of the largest players in the chocolate industry, with revenue of around EUR42 million in...

Catalina Apostoiu · 02.06.2014 · 13:55 · 1 min
Cargill’s Martin Schuldt, At The End Of 10-Year Term In Romania
Companies

Cargill’s Martin Schuldt, At The End Of 10-Year Term In Romania

Martin Schuldt, the head of Cargill, left Romania at the end of last week after an almost 10-year term at the helm of Romania’s biggest agribusiness group.

Catalina Apostoiu · 02.06.2014 · 00:00 · 3 min
Steinhoff Brings Hungarian Manager At The Helm Of kika’s Romanian Business
Companies

Steinhoff Brings Hungarian Manager At The Helm Of kika’s Romanian Business

Steinhoff group, owner of kika furniture and home décor stores, appointed Akos Forras, currently the chief executive officer of Hungary’s Quattro Mobili retailer, at the helm of the Buchares...

Catalina Apostoiu · 02.06.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Companies

Lukoil Romania Posted 17% Lower Revenue In 2013

Lukoil Romania, which owns a 300 filling station network, saw revenue tumble by over 17% last year, after the Russian-held business had advanced gradually since 2009, getting beyond the leve...

Catalina Apostoiu · 02.06.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
Carrefour: Consumption Trend, A Nice Surprise In 2014
Retail&Consumer

Carrefour: Consumption Trend, A Nice Surprise In 2014

Consumption gave real signs of a rebound in 2014, with visible effects both in stores and in Bucharest’s old town, as well as in real estate, says Jean Baptiste Dernoncourt, the head of Carr...

Catalina Apostoiu · 02.06.2014 · 00:00 · 2 min
Italy’s Enel Sold EUR1.5B Worth Of Energy In Romania In 2013
Energy

Italy’s Enel Sold EUR1.5B Worth Of Energy In Romania In 2013

Enel, Romania’s largest private electricity distributor, in 2013 reached revenue of almost EUR1.5 billion, up 7% on the year. The figure represents the total revenue derived by the companies...

Catalina Apostoiu · 01.06.2014 · 19:00 · 2 min
Plants In Romania Pay 44% Higher Gas Bills Despite Lower Consumption
Energy

Plants In Romania Pay 44% Higher Gas Bills Despite Lower Consumption

Final regulated prices of natural gas for non-household consumers surged 44% during the 2009-2014 period, in the context in which the industry burnt 9.5 billion cubic meters of gas in 2013,...

Catalina Apostoiu · 30.05.2014 · 00:00 · 3 min
Algocalmin Brand Generates 16% Of Sanofi Romania's Sales
Health

Algocalmin Brand Generates 16% Of Sanofi Romania's Sales

Algocalmin, one of Romania’s oldest medicine drug brands, registered sales of more than 10 million packs between April 2013 and March 2014, flat from the year-earlier period.

Catalina Apostoiu · 30.05.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min
TEN Airways Flies To Tulcea With A 35-40% Load Factor
Companies

TEN Airways Flies To Tulcea With A 35-40% Load Factor

The load factor on Bucharest-Tulcea route, operated only by TEN Aiways airline, stood at 35-40% on the first flights, which is “encouraging”, states Catalin Butu, general manager of the airl...

Catalina Apostoiu · 30.05.2014 · 00:00 · 1 min