Cora opened two new hypermarkets last year, one in capital Bucharest, and one in the eastern city of Bacau.
This year, the retailer plans to open a shopping center in Constanta, southeastern Romania, at the end of July, and a hypermarket in Ploiesti and online store coradrive.ro in fall.
The two new hypermarkets opening this year are expected to create 600-700 new jobs. Cora currently has over 4,000 employees in Romania.
Cora Romania currently has ten stores, four of which are in capital Bucharest, and plans to open 15-20 more stores on the medium and long term.
Cora’s main competitors on the local market are Carrefour, Auchan, Real, and Kaufland.