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Romania's DIY Market: What’s Next?
Despite a year that has witnessed a lot of moves, the consolidation of Romania’s do-it-yourself (DIY) market is not over, according to major players in the field, which believe other network...
Britain’s Kingfisher Steps Up Bricostore Rebranding Process In Romania
The sales of the first Brico Depot stores that replaced the former Bricostore units of Orhideea and Pantelimon in Bucharest rose by 20%, a reason why the network rebranding process has been...
French Group Adeo Brings EUR26.5M For New Leroy Merlin Stores In Romania
French-held group Adeo, controlled by the Mulliez family, added EUR26.5 million to the share capital of Leroy Merlin Bricolaj of Romania in a bid to support the development of the local stor...
Dedeman Builds Fourth Store In Bucharest
Dedeman, the largest player on Romania’s DIY market, last month bought a 4.7-ha land plot from former industrial platform Chimopar and has started building its fourth store of Bucharest. The...
Kingfisher Posts Sales Of GBP42M And Losses Of GBP6M In Romania In 1H
British group Kingfisher, which last spring bough the 15 Bricostore DIY stores, registered sales of GBP42 million (around EUR52 million) in Romania and a loss of around GBP6 million in the f...
Dedeman And Leroy Merlin Open New DIY Stores In Bucharest
Bacau-based retail chain Dedeman and French-held Leroy Merlin will open two do-it-yourself stores in Bucharest, which has not seen any such new projects in three years. Moreover, Germany’s O...
The New Face Of Romania's DIY Market
In just 15 months, Romania’s do-it-yourself (DIY) market has undergone radical change, as four groups--Bricostore, Praktiker, BauMax and OBI--decided to leave, another two players, Britain’s...
OBI Leaves Romania, Makes Room For Toy Retailer Jumbo To Move In
German-held do-it-yourself retailer OBI, which entered Romania in 2008, is getting ready to leave the market where it operates seven stores that generated only EUR37 million sales last year.
Praktiker Set To Hire 400, Open New Stores
Turkish-born businessman Omer Susli, who in February reached an agreement to buy do-it-yourself retail chain Praktiker in Romania, says the 27 stores generated almost 10 million lei (EUR2 mi...