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Romanian Retail Volumes Up 5.3% In July 2018

Turnover volume in the Romanian retail trade was up 5.3% in July compared to the same month the previous year, according to data from the country's Institu...

Romania's Profi Moves Secondary Heaquarters In Bucharest To New Site

Romanian retailer Profi has announced the relocation of its secondary headquarters, in Bucharest, to a new location. The retailer will occupy the fifth...

Russian Discounter To Expand To Romania

Russian hard discounter Svetofor has announced plans to launch in Romania under the Mere banner, with the aim of opening 100 stores in the next two years....

Romania's Profi Opens 195 New Stores In 2017

Romanian supermarket chain Profi opened a total of 195 new stores in 2017, bringing its overall network to nearly 700 stores in 379 locations throughout th...

Romania’s Mega Image To Continue Expansion In 2018

Romania’s Mega Image opened more stores this year than in 2016, adding 50 new outlets to its portfolio, with plans to continue expanding in 2018....

Romanian Grocery Retail Market Worth €40 Billion

The value of the grocery retail market in Romania reached €40 billion in 2017, growing by 12% over the past year, according to an analysis by Euler He...

Auchan Romania Aquires OK Supermarket, With Three Stores In Bucharest

Auchan Romania is said to have acquired local retailer OK, which operates three supermarkets in the capital Bucharest, according to Ziarul Financiar. Au...

Kaufland, Profi Continue Expansion In Romania

Kaufland Romania has opened its third store in Cluj-Napoca, a city in the northwest of the country, which is the retailer's first outlet integrated in a re...