“Delivered volumes increased, but so did prices. The warehouse sector foronline store, local plants, as well as hypermarket networks supported growth,” Adrian Porfir, Southeastern Europe manager at Joris Ide, told ZF.
The company hired another 20 persons for the distribution center it is developing in Buftea.
“We are reorganizing. We are investing in distribution centers to solve the proximity issue,” said Adrian Porfir.
Megaprofit will develop a distribution center in Buftea, one in Hungary and one in Bulgaria.
The Romanian subsidiary of Joris Ide ended 2020 with RON126.4 million turnover, down 16% year-on-year. Exports accounted for around a third in revenues. Profit hit RON1.4 million, from less than RON100,000 in the previous year, and the number of employees rose to 120.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)