Thus, Carrefour Romania network includes 64 Express proximity stores, out of which 10 in Brasov, one in Galati, three in Giurgiu, and 50 in Bucharest and the surrounding Ilfov county.
Carrefour operates 169 stores in Romania – 25 hypermarkets, 79 supermarkets Market, 64 Express proximity stores and an online store.
The retailer is also preparing to launch its Supeco store format, a cash&carry meets discount store concept it has only launched in Spain so far, for which it has already started recruiting store managers in Giurgiu, Ramnicu Valcea and Targoviste.
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.
In 2008, Carrefour Romania posted a 37% growth in sales to EUR1 billion, from EUR728 million in 2007. The company’s sales declined over the next two years to a low of EUR930 million in 2010, and then rebounded slightly to EUR955 million in 2011 and EUR986 million in 2012. (All reported sales are net of VAT.)
The retailer is part of French group Carrefour, which has over 9,900 stores in 33 countries.