Retail&Consumer
GfK: Only 8.4% Of Mobile Phones In Romania Are Smartphones
Only 8.4% of mobile users in Romania own smartphones, compared to an average 14% in Central and Eastern Europe, according to a survey conducted by GfK in May-July 2011.
Lee Cooper Tries Its Luck In Romania A Second Time
British jeans maker Lee Cooper enters the Romanian market a second time after its first attempt ended in insolvency. The plans for its return include lots of figures: 30 shops, EUR4,000 reve...
Cold Cuts Exports 50% Higher In First Six Months
Cold cuts exports went up 50% between January and July 2011 compared with the same period last year and reached EUR34 million, EUR4 million more than exports recorded by the industry through...
EUR5B In Sales, EUR1.3B in Profit – Legacy of Three Managers of Cement Producers
Romania’s poorly developed road infrastructure could seem a major hurdle for the business of cement producers, which provide one of the raw materials for road building. However, cement produ...
Carturesti Opens Bookstore In AFI Palace Cotroceni Mall, Targets EUR7M In Sales
Romanian bookstore chain Carturesti, owned by Nicoleta Dumitru and Serban Radu will open a 450-square-meter bookstore in the AFI Palace Cotroceni mall in Bucharest where it will open booksto...
One In Five Modern Retail Stores In Romania Is In Bucharest: Residents Spend EUR2B In 150 Stores
Companies in modern retail – cash & carry, hypermarkets, supermarkets and discount chains – expanded aggressively in Bucharest, where the around two million residents spend over EUR2 billion...
Adjusted Retail Sales Inch Up 0.7% On Month In September
Romanian adjusted retail sales inched up 0.7% in September compared with a month earlier, on higher demand for food items, the statistics institute INS said Friday.
From Baking Bread In A Brick Oven To Owning A Plant, 15 Stores And Five Coffee Shops
Liviu Bugescu manages a 3,300 square-meter bakery in an industrial park, 15 bakery stores and five coffee shops in Timisoara (W Romania), but it all started from a brick oven in the yard of...
Lidl On Course To Pass 125-Store Mark
Lidl Romania, the German retailer that embarked upon the most aggressive expansion campaign, will open at least six stores by yearend and is on course to overshoot the 125 mark on this marke...