Retail&Consumer
Romania Household Income Up 5.8%, Household Spending Up 6.6% In 4Q 2011
The monthly average income per household and per capita in Romania rose 5.8% and household spending rose 6.6% in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the previous quarter, according to a h...
Consumer Protection Body Applied RON8M Fines For Shady Pricing Practices In 2011
Romania’s National Authority for Consumer Protection ANPC applied fines of 8 million lei (EUR1.8 million) in 2011 for irregularities regarding price-related practices.
Development Of Romanian Modern Retail Curbed Food Price Increases – Study
The development of modern retail in Romania in 2000-2011 has put pressure on the increase in food prices - as the segment's share grew by 1%, prices dropped by 0.88 points, says a study pres...
Eurostat: Romania February Retail Sales Fall At 3rd Fastest Pace In EU
Romanian retail sales fell 2.5% in February from the previous month, the third largest decrease in the European Union, official data showed Wednesday.
Interventionist Measures Harm Retail, Romania Must Support Small Producers - Antitrust Watchdog
The state should support small producers so they will be able to sell their products in large retail stores, which represent 50% of the market, and be less concerned with adopting interventi...
Carrefour’s Boss Does Not See Any Significant Rise In Consumer Spending
Francois Melchior de Polignac, who took the reins of Carrefour Romania less than a year ago says that he does not expect any significant increase in the local consumer spending this year. Th...
Oriflame Relies On Rural Areas To Triple Sales
To Swedish cosmetics producer Oriflame, 2011 was the best in the fifteen-year history on the local market. Half of this record is thanks to Karolina Georgieva, who became managing director o...
Cigarette Prices In Romania Higher Starting July 1
The price of a cigarette pack in Romania will rise by RON0.15-RON0.20 on July 1, once the total excise duty increases to EUR79.19 per 1,000 cigarettes from EUR76.6 per 1,000 cigarettes, as s...
Danone Romania Appoints New General Manager
Dairy maker processor Danone Romania on Monday announced the appointment of Dieter Schulz as general manager, starting April 1, replacing Stephan Batoux.