Retail&Consumer
Lidl Has Opened 30 Stores in Romania in 2021
German-held discount retailer Lidl has opened 30 new stores since the beginning of the year and moved nine others and plans to continue expanding at a similar pace in 2022, which would bring...
Poland’s Fashion Retailer LPP Grows to 100 Stores in Romania
Polish fashion group LPP, which has five brands on the Romanian market, has reached 100 stores and 96,000 square meters of leased retail space in the country after a fast-paced expansion dur...
DIY Retailer Dedeman Opens 57th Store in Romania on December 17
Dedeman, the largest Romanian entrepreneurial business, which accounts for more than half of the local DIY market, will open the 57th store of the network in Campulung Moldovenesc, Suceava,...
Startup Stailer Valued At EUR10M After Bridge Investment Round Of EUR500,000
Romanian Cluj-based startup Stailer.ro, an online booking platform for beauty salons, has attracted a bridge investment round worth EUR500,000 from an angel investor group, following which i...
Romania’s Coffee Shop and Restaurant Chains Look West for Expansion
Romanian-held coffee shop and restaurant chains are looking west for expansion and are opening units even amid the pandemic, betting on the consumption-oriented culture of other countries.
Restaurant Chain Maison des Crepes Teams Up With City Grill To Open Four Franchise Units
Restaurant chain Maison des Crepes, launched in 2016 by Valentin and Ruxandra Strugaru, is expanding with four franchise units in the cities of Buzau, Bucharest, Ploiesti and Iasi, in partne...
5 To Go Chain Seeks to Open 200 Cafés in 2022 for a Total of 500
The 5 to go café chain has reached almost 300 shops nationwide after 90 new ones opened in 2021, with another 16 due to open soon.
Lagardère Travel Retail Plans to Reposition Inmedio Chain
French group Lagardère Travel Retail wants to reposition the Inmedio network, which currently has 231 stores in Romania, and expand it with new locations, both in malls and shopping arcades...
Penny Wants to Step Up Store Opening Pace from 2022
Penny continued to open new stores during the pandemic, 20-25 units per annum, but wants to step up and even double up the pace toward 40 units starting 2022.