The new store has a surface of 785.21 square meters, right across the street from a Lidl store.

Profi is the second largest retailer in Romania by number of stores and towns and cities covered.

Profi had a turnover of more than RON1 billion last year, up from RON934 million in 2011, and expects a 20% rise in sales this year.

The retailer employs over 4,000 people and has over 170,000 clients a day.