The five new stores will cover areas of 8,500 to 14,500 square meters and each will have more than 100 employees.
The store in Pitesti is set to be inaugurated in early October 2024.
In 2025-2026, the company aims to open stores in Bucharest, Bistrita and Braila. In 2025, Leroy Merlin aims to expand in capital city Bucharest, with two more stores that will be located within the Supernova Lujerului and Supernova Pantelimon projects. Bistrita and Braila are also on the retailer’s radar for future store openings.
The total investment budget for 2024, similar with that of 2023, nears RON100 million.
In terms of expansion, the retailer seeks to reach 30 stores in Romania until the end of 2025.
In June 2024, the DIY retailer finalized the relocation of its store within Electroputere Park Craiova to a 16% wider area than the original one, namely, 14,750 sqm compared to 12,600 sqm previously. The relocation process engulfed a total of EUR2 million.
Leroy Merlin, a member of French group ADEO, has 21 stores in Romania that employ some 3,500 people across the following 15 cities and towns: Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Craiova, Ploiesti, Brasov, Constanta, Sibiu, Suceava, Targu Mures, Bacau, Iasi, Timisoara, Oradea, Targoviste and Arad.