Thus, the Leroy Merlin network in Romania reaches 22 stores and some 3,500 employees in 16 Romanian cities and towns, respectively Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Craiova, Ploiesti, Pitesti, Brasov, Constanta, Sibiu, Suceava, Targu Mures, Bacau, Iasi, Timisoara, Oradea, Targoviste and Arad.
Located in Pitesti Shopping Park, the new store covers 9,000 square meters, of which almost 7,000 sqm for the sales area, and has more than 120 employees.
Leroy Merlin Romania ended 2023 with RON3.1 billion turnover, up 6% on the year, as per finance ministry data. The RON161.5 million profit was 40% lower than the level recorded in 2022, and the average number of employees rose by some 150 people, overshooting the 3,000-mark, public data also show.
The company, a member of French group ADEO, is European leader of the DIY market, boasting a history of over 100 years as a retailer specialized in constructions, decorations and gardening.
The ADEO map encompasses more than 1,000 stores in 20 countries serving 500 million inhabitants and professionals.