The new bookstore is located within Shopping City Deva and covers 180 square meters.
At the end of August 2019, Carturesti opened its first store abroad, in the Moldovan capital Chisinau.
Over the past years, Carturesti bookstore chain has opened several units outside the capital city of Bucharest, which ensured a constant business growth. The store outside Bucharest generate nearly 40% of the company’s total sales, according to the latest data available.
Carturesti chain was established in 2000 and has 32 units. The bookstore chain reported a turnover of EUR28 million in 2018.
The top ten largest bookstore chains in Romania had a combined turnover of RON331 million in 2018, up 10% year-over-year, according to a ZF analysis based on Finance Ministry data.