The survey reads that Suceava ranks first with 736 square meters of modern shopping centers per 1,000 inhabitants, ten times more than the country’s average and two times more the average in Bucharest capital city, of 307 square meters. The following positions are filed in by Arad, Constanta and Iasi, which currently has five modern retail units totaling 366 square meters/1,000 inhabitants.
Towns as Drobeta Turnu Severin, Braila, Botosani, Tulcea and Giurgiu have 100 square meters of modern retail units per 1,000 inhabitants.
A number of 13 county capitals, namely Galati, Satu Mare, Targu Jiu, Targoviste, Bistrita, Resita, Slatina, Calarasi, Zalau, Sfantu Gheorghe, Slobozia, Alexandria and Miercurea Ciuc have no such retail unit.
The retail assets in Europe are 27% higher in 2012 compared with end-2010, at an average of 326 square meters/1,000 inhabitants.
Also, number of 62 shopping centers covering 1.65 million square meters operate in Romania, compared with 88 on 2.1 million sqm, in the Czech Republic, 370 on 8 million sqm, in Poland, 43 on 1.23 sqm, in Hungary and 121 on 1.7 million sqm, in Ukraine.