The store in Sibiu, which will become operational starting December 4, is the eighth for the Leroy Merlin network in Romania, the company said in a statement.
The new unit covers 11,000 square meters and is located within Shopping City Sibiu.
Leroy Merlin currently operates in Romania two stores in Bucharest (the Sun Plaza shopping center and Colosseum business park) and one unit in each of the following cities: Craiova (within Electroputere Mall), near Ploiesti, in Brasov, Cluj-Napoca and Ilfov.
This year, the retailer has opened six stores, of which five bauMax rebranded units (Bucharest – Sun Plaza, Ploiesti, Brasov, Cluj-Napoca and Sibiu), and one store opened in June in Bragadiru (Ilfov County).
The retailer plans to close two of the stores acquired from bauMax, those in Pitesti and Chitila, and the remaining units will be remodeled under the Leroy Merlin brand by the end of 2016.
Leroy Merlin, part of Adeo group, has over 370 stores in 12 countries and is the world’s third largest DIY retailer. Austria’s bauMax announced in July 2014 it had reached an agreement with Adeo to sell its 15 Romanian stores.