Retail&Consumer
5 to Go Ends 2020 with 220 Units, Seeks to Reach 1,000 in Five Years
Romanian coffee shop chain 5 to Go, founded in 2015 by two local entrepreneurs, ended 2020 with over 220 units locally and plans to continue expansion in the following years, said co-founder...
eMAG Launches Online Lending Service Jointly With Idea:Bank
eMAG, the leading online retailer in Romania, is launching an online lending service, jointly with lender Idea::Bank, in order to finance shopping.
Kaufland And Lidl Battle for Top Spot on Grocery Retail Market in Romania
The fight for the top spot in grocery retail in Romania was tighter than ever in 2020, with discount store chain Lidl breathing down low-price hypermarket chain Kaufland’s neck, the leader o...
Kaufland Invested EUR300M in Romania in 2020
German-held Kaufland group, the leader of the local grocery retail, opened 10 hypermarkets in 2020, its fastest expansion pace in the last few years, for a total of 138.
Polish Fashion Brand Sinsay, Part Of LPP Fashion Group, Opens Store In Botosani
Polish fashion brand Sinsay, part of LPP Fashion Group, has opened a mono-brand store in Botosani, within the Uvertura Mall shopping center, reaching a 25-unit network in Romania.
Carrefour Ends 2020 with 24 New Stores
French-held Carrefour group will end the year with 368 brick and mortar stores under various formats in Romania, in addition to the online store and Carrefour’s presence on the Bringo platfo...
Mega Image Keeps Expansion Pace, Ends Year with New Sales Growth
Retailer Mega Image will end the year with another sound growth of its sales, but CEO Mircea Moga says this year, marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, was a year of change and challenges.
Retailer Auchan Launches Drive Service In 31 Hypermarkets In Romania
French-held retailer Auchan has announced the implementation of the Auchan Drive service whereby customers can pick up the orders placed and paid online via the application or the online sto...
Foreign Grocery Retail Chains Invest EUR900M in Romania in 2020
Seven of the modern grocery retail chains in Romania have opened new stores in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. In all, 421 new hypermarkets, supermarkets, modern convenience and discoun...