“Our policy is to open as many stores in one year as in the previous year at least,” the Profi officials say. The company inaugurated 260 supermarkets and convenience stores in 2019, ending the year with a total of 1,184. it also opened 15 stores in January and 18 in February 2020. March data are not available yet.
“Despite the difficulties caused by the pandemic, we will continue development at the pace initially set for now.”
The retailer has been the market leader by number of stores opened in each of the last few years, opening hundreds of stores. It operates small stores mostly in rented spaces, which allows it to expand so much so fast. The fast-paced expansion turned it into the market leader by number of stores.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)