The rise against 2012 is 28% and almost 80% compared with 2011. Kaufland, leader of Romanian commerce by its 2012 turnover, is also the most valuable company in retail.
Kaufland is valued at EUR722 million, up around 30% on the year, according to this year’s edition of the Top 100 Most Valuable Companies in Romania, put together by ZF in partnership with investment firm Capital Partners.
Behind Kaufland are Carrefour and Metro Cash & Carry. All 9 chains managed to boost their value against 2012, with Real being the only new entry in the 2013 ranking after being absent for a year.
9 out of 12 retailers in the Top 100 most valuable companies
No. 13 Kaufland Romania: value in 2013 – EUR722 million
No. 30 Carrefour Romania: value in 2013 – EUR481 million
No. 40 Metro Cash & Carry: value in 2013 – EUR395 million
No. 47 Selgros Cash & Carry: value in 2013 – EUR323 million
No. 55 Mega Image: value in 2013 – EUR256 million
No. 56 Real,- Hypermarket Romania: value in 2013 – EUR254 million
No. 78 Auchan Romania: value in 2013 – EUR155 million
No. 82 Rewe (Romania) – Penny Market: value in 2013 – EUR151 million
No. 84 Romania Hypermarche: value in 2013 – EUR148 million
Total value in 2013: EUR2.886 billion
Top five most valuable retailers
13. Kaufland Romania
Kaufland remains the most valuable company in Romanian retail for the third consecutive year, being valued at EUR722 million, up 31% on the previous year. The German-owned company has managed to consolidate its position as no. 1 in Romanian retail based on turnover in the past two years (2011 and 2012). The company had total sales of EUR1.45 billion last year.
30. Carrefour Romania
Carrefour Romania, which operates the hypermarkets of the same name, has this year resumed expansion on this segment after more than two years. In the past years, Carrefour also entered the supermarket segment.
40. Metro Cash & Carry
Metro Cash & Carry Romania remains the second-largest merchant on the Romanian market after Kaufland, although during the crisis years the company’s turnover gradually declined to EUR1.13 billion last year.
47. Selgros Cash & Carry
The company has invested in remodeling stores this year and has not opened any new units. Each of the cash & carry retailer’s 19 stores has an average of 50,000 clients per month, each paying around EUR67 on average, according to ZF calculation based on company data.
55. Mega Image
Belgian retailer Mega Image, present on the Romanian market with three store formats – Mega Image supermarkets, convenience stores Shop & Go and frozen products retail AB Cool Food – could end the year with 300 stores, from 193 at the end of last year and more than 265 at present. Catalina Aldea, the chain’s commercial manager, recently said there was still room for expansion, both in Bucharest and in nearby areas.
(English version by Daniela Stoican)