In the first nine months of this year, the company’s revenue went up by 5% from the year earlier period, with the advance already nearing the growth rate posted in 2013. In 2013, RBC reported revenue of EUR15.7 million, up 6% on the year.
“After the first nine months, revenue rose by around 5% against the year earlier period and we expect a higher growth rate until yearend as the last quarter is the most important one. Our business is quite seasonal as most retail investments are operated in the last quarter. We estimate the end-2014 growth rate to reach 10% against 2013,” Andrei Bojita, general manager of RBC, told ZF.
Growth comes amid the expansion of sales teams, which managed to attract clients from new segments of production. RBC headcount augmented by 10% this year and the company currently has over 130 employees.
Almost 80% of RBC’s revenue come from the implementation of IT solutions provided by partners such as Wincor-Nixdorf, Bizerba, Motorola or Fujitsu for local retailers.
Currently, RBC’s growth strategy envisages the expansion of the range of services and solutions destined to retailers, as well as expansion along new segments through the implementation of own software solutions.
Starting this year, the company also launched a range of own software solutions, RBC IQ. RBC wants these solutions to weigh 10% in revenue in the next two years.
RBC is now in talks with retailers and logistics operators on the launch of the “drop zone” concept in Romania next year. “Drop zones” are special spaces fitted out inside shopping centers wherefrom clients can take the products ordered online from secured lockers.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)