Retail&Consumer
GfK: Sales of Durable Goods Hit 5-Year High In Q4 2013 In Romania
Durable goods sales rose 11% in Romania in the fourth quarter of 2013 to EUR626 million, mainly lifted by Black Friday campaigns, being the best quarter for consumer goods sales in the last...
JYSK Seeks Romanian Suppliers For CEE Stores
Danish furniture retailer JYSK is interested in collaborating with furniture and mattresses producers in Romania for its Central and Eastern European stores, the company's representatives st...
Avon: Business Picked Up On Promotion, Not Consumption
Avon Romania, the biggest direct cosmetics sales company, returned to growth in 2013 after two years of decline, but the increase stood below 5%.
Office Furniture Sales Drive Corporate Office Solutions Revenue Up 21% In 2013
Office furniture importer Corporate Office Solutions (COS) posted EUR16.2 million revenue in 2013, up 21% on the previous year and better than expected.
Crisis Upsets Hervis Plans
Sports equipment retailer Hervis, which had planned to open 40 stores in Romania by 2013, had its plans hindered by the crisis and managed to open just 13 stores by the end of last year, cit...
Dr. Oetker Buys Land Plot For New Plant Near Curtea de Arges
Dr. Oetker, the biggest player on Romanian food additive market, is set to build a new plant in Valea Iasului locality of Arges county, after it bought a 14-ha land plot located near its cur...
Ropharma Sales Slightly Up In 2013, To RON411.2M
Sales of pharmaceutical company Ropharma Brasov (RPH.RO), owned by businessman Mihai Miron, increased slightly om the year in 2013, to RON411.2 million (EUR93 million), while its profit rose...
Lidl Opens Three New Stores In Romania
German retailer Lidl will open three new stores this week in Bucharest, Popesti Leordeni and Timisoara, thus reaching 174 units countrywide, the company announced.
Alka Sees Double Sales In 5 Years On The Back Of Higher Exports
Alka Group, a major player on the Romanian sweets and coffee market, plans to double its turnover over the next five years and increase exports, which now account for just 10% of the sales.