The new unit has a surface area of 400 square meters and is located within shopping center MallDova (held by Anchor Grup- ed.n), the only shopping mall in Chisinau.
Over the past years, Carturesti chain has opened several units outside Bucharest, which ensured a constant growth of its business. The stores outside Bucharest generate nearly 40% of the company’s total sales, according to the latest data available.
Carturesti chain currently operates ten bookstores in capital Bucharest, reaching 18 units outside Bucharest, in the cities of Timisoara, Cluj, Iasi, Constanta, Arad, Ploiesti, Brasov and Suceava (one store each), Sibiu and Braila, respectively.
Carturesti chain had a turnover of EUR28 million in 2018 and it expects a single-digit growth in 2019.
The biggest bookstore of Carturesti chain is Carturesti Verona located in the vicinity of Piata Romana Square, and the second largest is Carturesti Carusel located in a former palace on Lipscani Street in Bucharest’s old town.