The store in Ploiesti will be opened in October but a clear date has not yet been set for the opening of the online store, the retailer’s PR representative said. The online shopping system, which allows clients to shop online and then pick up their selected items from the store, is currently being tested in the company’s hypermarkets in Bucharest.
The planned surface for the shopping center in Constanta has been lowered and the French retailer’s investment has been cit to half. The retailer was initially supposed to invest EUR100 million in the center, which was supposed to host a 8,500 sqm Cora hypermarket, a 25,000 sqm shopping gallery, a cinema, and a food court. According to data provided by real estate developer CBRE Romania in March, the center has a surface of 18,000 sqm, of which 80% has already been rented, and the investment was of EUR58 million. The center will include a Cora hypermarket nd a shopping gallery with more than 50 stores.
Cora Romania currently has ten stores, four of which are in capital Bucharest. The company’s medium and long term plan is to open 15-20 more stores.