It also continues to bet on the expansion of the La Doi Pasi and La Doi Pasi Extra formats. Currently, the La Doi Pasi network, which operates as a franchise, numbers 2,700 stores, and will open a new La Doi Pasi Extra store on Friday, bringing the total to 65. La Doi Pasi Extra stores are operated directly by METRO.
“We continue our expansion plan. We hope to end the year with 80 stores or even more,” said Karan Khurana, CEO of METRO Romania.
Metro wants to keep the expansion pace for next year, as well.
Unlike La Doi Pasi, which is a mature business model with 2,700 stores already, La Doi Pasi Extra is a concept that is just getting started and the group has many plans for this format. There is room for more stores; there will be hundreds of them, the official added.
Next year, METRO will celebrate 30 years in business in Romania and wants to reach 3,000 La Doi Pasi stores.
Metro Cash&Carry posted RON11.3 billion revenue in 2024, up by almost 8% compared with the previous year, Finance Ministry data show. It also made RON28 million loss, compared with a net profit of RON41 million in 2023. It has approximately 4,000 employees.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)