„Since the beginning of the year, a total 134 stores have been opened, of which, 64 under the Loco format, 37 under the Standard format and 33 under the City format; the expansion of the network will continue at an even faster pace in 2017 as well,” PROFI also said.

With its 501 stores in 257 localities and its 11,000 employees, PROFI is the retail chain with the largest geographic expansion in Romania.

PROFI plans to boost its store chain by 200 units in 2017.