Of the 44 Express stores, 36 are in capital Bucharest and the surrounding Ilfov county and eight are in Brasov.
In July, Carrefour signed two franchise partnerships with Rost Com and Bucharest-based Traditional Ecologic, franchising 20 units under the Express brand.
Carrefour also has 24 hypermarkets, 72 Market supermarkets, and an online store in Romania.
Carrefour Romania had sales of EUR986 million, net of VAT, on the Romanian market last year, up 3% from 2011.