“For this year we have budgeted a 20% increase in sales; Farmacia Tei alone will exceed RON1 billion sales. The number of customers increased last year, but the average bill has dropped to RON102 (from RON180 previously i.e.),” Roxana Maftei, owner of the chain told ZF.
The chain will continue to expand this year, with new openings planned for Bucharest and other cities. Bebe Tei’s sales grew, as well, by 17.8% to RON444 million last year, company officials said.
“We will open a pharmacy and a Bebe Tei in Metav in the second quarter, we’ve been waiting for eight months for that space to become available. We plan to open a Bebe Tei in the Titan area (Liviu Rebreanu i.e.), on 2,000 square meters, with Mega Image. We are also negotiating for space in other cities – Pitesti, Ploiesti, Galati, Iasi.”.
Farmacia Tei and Bebe Tei will move into the Metav industrial park in Sector 1 on 10,000 square meters, and the site’s activity will also move to this space. Business from online sales also increased last year.
“The website grew, it generated about 23% of Tei’s sales and 18% of Bebe Tei’s sales. We reached over 400 suppliers at Farmacia Tei.”
Farmacia Tei sells OTCs, prescription drugs, nutritional supplements, dermo-cosmetics and other products.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)