Retail&Consumer
ZF Mobilio’13: Smartphones and Tablets All the Way
With a stock of several million smartphones and several hundreds of thousands of tablets in use at the end of last year and with higher sales expectations than for any other IT&C segment, ap...
Hortifruct Expects 5%-10% Higher Sales In 2013
Hortifruct, a Romanian association of fruit and vegetables producers, expects its sales will increase 5% to 10% this year, from EUR37 million in 2012.
Crama Ceptura To Invest EUR0.5M In 180-Ha Vineyard
Romanian winemaker Crama Ceptura will invest EUR500,000 in a 180-hectare vineyard it has taken over through a partnership with firm Vie Vin Podgoria Valea Calugareasca, and estimates a 30% s...
Romanian Accessories Retailer Meli Melo Expands To Bulgaria, Russia
Accessories and jewelry retailer Meli Melo Paris opened its first store in Sofia, Bulgaria at the end of March, following a EUR100,000 investment, and plans to open a store in Moscow, Russia...
Yves Rocher Plans To Expand Romanian Network To 36 Units
Cosmetics producer Yves Rocher, which has been operating a retail network and mail order sales system in Romania for more than a decade, plans to open ten new stores in the next eighteen mon...
Mark Hilton Targets More Than 100 KFC And Pizza Hut Restaurants In Romania By Yearend
Mark Hilton, the Brit put in charge of the KFC and Pizza Hut chains in Romania last year, said KFC and Pizza Hut’s sales rose by 15% and 10%, respectively, in the first quarter of 2013.
Kaufland Considers Opening Stores In Malls
Kaufland, the largest retailer in Romania, plans to open stores in the local malls after having preferred standalone stores or stores in retail parks, sources close to the company say.
Interbrands’ Net Sales Up 20% On Year In 2012
Interbrands, Romania’s leading fast moving consumer goods distributor, reported more than EUR130 million in net sales in 2012, up nearly 20% on the year, even though consumer spending reboun...
20 Romanian Designers Make Clothes For H&M
A handful of designers in Paulesti, southern Romania, are sketching dresses and tops for H&M which reach the shelves of stores all over the world.