Retail&Consumer
Dedeman Expands in Southern Romania
Dedeman, the largest Romanian entrepreneurial business and biggest local DIY chain, posted a turnover of RON8.3 billion in 2019, opens a new store Wednesday in Calarasi, southern Romania, fo...
Panemar Bakery and Pastry Chain Posts RON89M Sales in 2019
Panemar, a bread and pastry brand established by entrepreneur Nicolae Chiorean in Cluj in 1993, posted 89 million lei sales in 2019, an increase of 17% on the previous year, Finance Ministry...
Romanian Retailer eMAG Opens First Showroom in Bulgaria
Romanian online retailer eMAG continues international expansion and opened its first showroom in Sofia, Bulgaria, after opening a showroom in Hungary three months ago.
Profi Opens New Store Concept In Ploiesti
Grocery retail chain Profi, held by buyout investor Mid Europa Partners, has opened a new store concept in the city of Ploiesti, called “Monaco”, a standard supermarket which also incorporat...
Romanian Retailer Contakt Expands Store Chain By 18 Units; Seeks To Open 8 More Units In 2020
Romanian retailer Contakt, specialized in the distribution of accessories and technologies for mobile devices, has opened 18 stores in 2020, reaching over 200 active units, and seeks to expa...
Dedeman Set to Open Seventh Store in Bucharest
DIY retailer Dedeman will open its seventh store in Bucharest, in Ghencea, at the end of this week, following a EUR29 million investment on a 59,000 square meter plot. This is its second sto...
Romania Retail Universe Numbers 120,000 Stores
The retail universe in Romania numbers 120,000 stores and more than 90% of those have a floor area of less than 120 square meters, National Statistics Institute data show. On the other hand,...
Samsung: 2020 Not a Typical Year but TV Set Market Stable
The trend of TV sales on the Romanian market has been completely unusual this year as the start of the COVID-19 pandemic led to sports events being postponed that normally drive people to bu...
Computer and Electronics Retailer Ideall.Ro Growth Slows Down in 2019
Bucharest-based Ideal Tech, which operates online computer and electronics store Ideall.ro, ended 2019 with growth in sales again, through the growth slowed down, Finance Ministry data show.