Next year, however, it will expand coverage in the west of the country by going to Oradea, Timisoara and Arad, market sources say. Mega Image officials did not provide any comment on the matter by press time.
The Belgian-held retailer has more than 520 stores in Romania, more than 75% of which in Bucharest and the surrounding areas and the rest on an up to 250-kilometer radius around Bucharest. The major cities where it already has a presence include Brasov and Constanta.
“The company is already looking for space in the three cities to open its first stores in 2018. It is also looking to buy small local chains, but also open new stores of its own because it has big plans,” a market source says.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)