“We will try to continue opening in cities where we don’t have a presence yet. The growth will probably be 10% to 20% this year, depending on what we open and how the economy goes. Last year we reached some EUR55 million sales,” Serban Radu told ZF.
The chain is planning to open bookstores in Targu-Mures, Drobeta Turnu Severin and Targu Jiu, as well as in Craiova, Arad, and a small bookstore in the center of Cluj. It is also planning to expand some of its bookstores.
Carturesti is currently operating 14 bookstores in Bucharest, as well as bookstores in Timisoara, Cluj, Iasi, Constanta, Oradea, Arad, Pitesti, Brasov, Sibiu, Piatra Neamt, Targoviste and Chisinau.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)