Last year, its profit almost tripled to RON172 million.

Discount store chain Lidl, which entered the local market in 2011, has nearly 200 units in Romania.

Lidl is one of Europe’s largest store chains, operating in 26 European countries and having over 100 logistics centers supplying to over 10,000 stores. With more than 170,000 employees, Lidl ranks among the world’s ten largest food retailers.