Thus, Carrefour Romania network includes 44 Express proximity stores, out of which 10 in Brasov, one in Galati, three in Giurgiu, one in satu Mare, and 29 in Bucharest and the surrounding Ilfov county.
Last week, shareholders of Romanian meat products retailer Angst decided to withdraw its 22 stores from Carrefour Express franchise, so that the stores will continue to operate under Angst name. Nevertheless, Angst will continue to collaborate with Carrefour on other segments.
Carrefour also operates in Romania 25 hypermarkets, 79 supermarkets Market, and an online store.
The company’s sales rebounded last year to the level posted in 2008, the last boom year in the Romanian economy, to EUR1 billion, up 2% compared to 2012.
The retailer is part of French group Carrefour, which has over 9,900 stores in 33 countries.