The increase was also due to the expansion of its national store chain. In 2018, Lemet reported a turnover of RON142 million, up 6% from a year before, according to Finance Ministry data.
The company opened a 5,000 square meter store in Ploiesti, in May 2019, and on July 1, 2019, it relocated the stores in Constanta and Botosani. The showroom in Constanta covers 2,000 sqm and that in Botosani stretches onto 700 sqm.
Lemet has been developing the Lems store brand for the sale of its products since 2005. Lemet has ten production lines using state-of-the-art technology, fully automated to process wooden composite panels, massive wood and finish them. The company also has 72 Lems stores with a total retail area of approximately 70,000 sqm, being the most extended furniture store chain in Romania.
The Lemet factory in Brebu, Campina, was established in 1991. The production facility in Brebu and the Lems network employ over 1,600 people and its production and storage halls currently cover 41,000 sqm.