A total of six factories are listed on the website where the company’s suppliers appear, but one of them, Romanita in Caracal, Olt County, closed at the end of last year, as media reported. It was one of the best-known players in its segment, working with the biggest international mass-market fashion brands over the years.
The other five factories are Carreman Romania in Botosani (with RON156 million revenue and 300 employees in 2022), Speidel Romania in Vrancea (RON15 million and 182 employees), Nistex in Olt (RON5 million and 42 employees), Romstil in Dolj (RON6 million and 55 people) and Marand Manf in Arges (RON3 million and 57 people).
They all manufacture apparel for C&A, according to their stated NACE. C&A does not have any supplier of footwear in Romania.
Romania, a country known as the “tailor” and “shoemaker” of Europe for years, is becoming too expensive for the production of textiles, clothing, and footwear, especially for mass-market brands. The C&A situation is not unique, but yet another example confirming the migration of big names to other countries.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)