Retail&Consumer
Romanians Are Reluctant To Cut Tobacco, Alcohol Costs - Survey
Romanian households are cautious with expenses and are willing to cut costs for garments, domestic appliances and vacations, but still consume alcohol, tobacco, according to a survey of 360i...
Carrefour Opens 53rd Supermarket In Romania Thursday
French group Carrefour will open its 53rd supermarket in Romania on Thursday, June 28, in downtown Pitesti, the company said Wednesday.
Profi Moves Headquarters To Timisoara
Romanian retailer PROFI Rom Food, held by investment fund Enterprise Investors, will move headquarters to a new building in the western city of Timisoara.
Online Sales Of Travel Agencies In Romania Up 30% In Jan-May
Online sales of travel agencies in Romania rose over 30% in the first five months of 2012 and the average value of transactions grew 18% to EUR182 from EUR155 in the same period of 2011, acc...
Romanians Pay More For Electronics Than EU Average
The prices of consumer goods and services in Romania are 60% of the European Union average, but Romanians pay more for electronics and about the same as the EU average for clothing and perso...
Sarantis Romania’s CEO Leaves Company After 13 Years
Constantin Tudorache, chief executive officer of Sarantis Romania, left the local unit of Hellenic cosmetics company Sarantis at the end of May, after 13 years on this position.
Unilever South Central Europe Names New Managing Head
Unilever, the second-largest non-food consumer goods retailer in Romania, named Polish Jarek Malinowski as managing director of Unilever South Central Europe.
Only One Romanian Producer Makes It Among Top Ten Cosmetics Companies
Only one Romanian cosmetics business, Farmec Cluj, made it among the top then cosmetics companies on the Romanian market, which was close to EUR1 billion, last year.
Barley Price Provides First Indication of This Year’s Harvest
Barley, which makes an EUR250 million market, traditionally less important than the wheat and corn market, is gives the first indication of the prices of agricultural raw material this year.