Retail&Consumer
Poland’s Zabka Ends 2025 With 173 Stores In Romania, Plans To Open More
Polish retailer Zabka, the latest big name to enter the Romanian grocery retail market, had 173 stores under the Froo brand in this country at the end of 2025 and announced plans to step up...
PENNY Invested EUR150M In Romania In 2025
Discount store chain PENNY invested EUR150 million in Romania in 2025 and continues to bet on this market in 2026, given that the country is strategic for the German-based group.
Mr. DIY Puts Sibiu On Expansion Map After Bucharest
Malaysian-held home improvement retailer Mr. DIY is stepping up expansion plans in Romania, after having already started recruiting for its first location in the country, in Colosseum Mall i...
Fast-Food Chain Fryday Doubles Revenue To RON140M In 2025
Fast-food chain Fryday, established by Lucian Florea from Suceava, posted RON140 million (EUR28 million) revenue in 2025, the entrepreneur said, double as much as in 2024 (RON77.8 million),...
Finnish Burger Chain Hesburger Opens 15th Restaurant In Romania In EUR1M Investment
Hesburger, the largest burger restaurant chain in Finland and the Baltics, has opened its 15th restaurant in Romania, within Cosmopolis Plaza, the largest retail park in the north of capital...
Polish Fashion Brand Tatum Enters Romania
Polish-held fashion brand Tatum entered Romania at the end of last year, when it inaugurated a store in NEPI’s Mega Mall in Bucharest. It then opened a second in Arges Mall in Pitesti, held...
PENNY Overshoots RON10B Revenue Mark in 2025 After 11th Year Of Double-Digit Growth In A Row
Rewe Romania, which operates the PENNY discount chain, closed 2025 with more than RON10 billion revenue, following a double-digit growth in sales.
Romanian Chamber Of Commerce And Industry Supports EU-Mercosur Free Trade Deal
The Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIR) has unanimously decided to support the free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur, seeing it as an opportunity to consolidate Roman...
Carrefour Announces Plans To Step Up Expansion In Romania In 2026
At a time when all eyes are on a potential sale of the Romanian operations, Carrefour’s top management says 2026 is a year when the group is stepping up local expansion and developing the ra...