The number is relatively similar to that in the first two months of 2020, even a bit higher, despite the fact that in March, Romanian authorities took the first measures in the context of the Covid19 outbreak, and the number of people infected with the new coronavirus saw a significant increase.
Company officials said the plan is to open at least as many stores as in 2019, which saw the inauguration of 260 new units, ending the year with a total 1,184 units.
After the store openings in March, the company reached 1,232 units, located in 565 localities.
Profi has three store formats in Romania — Standard (classic stores covering a larger area of up to 550 square meters), City (stores covering a small area, of 150-250 sqm, intended for urban areas) and Loco (for rural areas).
Underpinned by expansion, on the one hand, and by consumption growth, on the other hand, the company’s turnover reached EUR1.3 billion in 2018, up 25% versus 2017.