The latest stores Lidl opened have a sales area of 1,300 to 1,400 square meters. The retailer has about 370 stores in Romania, 12 of which opened in 2024 in big cities like Brasov and Timisoara and smaller ones like Beius and Sannicolau  Mare. It has recently announced plans for 200 more new stores in Romania by 2030. 

Lidl Romania is the largest retailer in this country by sales, according to Ziarul Financiar’s rankings based on public data. It is also the first retailer to have overshot the RON1 billion net profit mark.

(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)