“We will enter cities where we are not present, yet. Book consumption is rising”.
Carturesti chain will open a bookstore in Targoviste this September, in Dambovita Mall shopping center, as well as one in Piatra Neamt in mid-September. In October, it will open a bookstore in Targu-Mures and a 150-sqm one in Drobeta Turnu Severin. It will also open a bookstore in Targu Jiu in November. In Bucharest, it will open a 100-sqm bookstore in Destiny Park, Baneasa, in autumn.
The bookstore chain, controlled by Nicoleta Dumitru and Serban Radu, ended the first half of this year with over 20% higher sales against the year-earlier period.
“Sales were over 20% higher in the first six months of this year, we expect to go beyond 2019 level this year”.
Carturesti currently operates 13 bookstores in Bucharest and outside the capital city has reached 25 units.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)