Lidl Opens More Than 30 Stores in 2020
12.16.2020
German discount grocery retailer Lidl has opened 33 stores, either built from scratch or relocated this year, nearing 300 stores in Romania. It will continue expansion in 2021, as well.
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Fashion retailer LPP opens its 22nd Reserved store in Romania in Bucuresti Mall yesterday, 22:56
Polish-held fashion retailer LPP, present in Romania with all five of its brands - Sinsay, Reserved, Mohito, Cropp and House, is strengthening its... more
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Leroy Merlin Continues Investment In Romania 09.04.2025
DIY retailer Leroy Merlin Romania is stepping up investment as the local DIY market is showing signs of maturity and the Romanian consumers are... more
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Altex Opens 4,000-Sqm Store in Pallady Area as Part of Joint Project with Mobexpert 09.04.2025
Mobexpert, a leading furniture producer and retailer in Romania, owned by entrepreneur Dan Sucu, and Altex, Romania’s largest electro-IT retailer... more
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Auchan Hits 50 Simply Franchise Store Threshold in Romania 09.03.2025
Auchan Romania has opened the 50th franchise store under Simply by Auchan brand, a proximity format launched in June 2024 that targets local... more
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Korean Product Retailer K-FOOD Grows To Eight Stores In Romania 09.01.2025
Korean product retailer K-FOOD has grown to eight stores in Romania, four of which in Bucharest, and is looking to further develop in the main... more
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Dutch Retailer Action Readies to Enter Romania 08.26.2025
Dutch retailer Action, active on the non-food items market, is readying to enter Romania, being already in the process of fitting out its first... more
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CBRE Romania: Modern Retail Space Stock Deliveries Up By 15% In 2025 08.13.2025
Total retail space stock in Romania has reached 4.7 million square meters, while another 78,000 square meters are under construction and expected... more
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eMAG: Sales Of Cat Products In Romania Up 19% In 2025 08.08.2025
In the first seven months of the year, sales of cat-related items grew by 19% on eMAG, with a third of the orders placed coming from eMAG... more
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eCommerce Summer 2025: Orders Up 10.9% via easySales; Trendyol And FashionDays In The Lead 08.07.2025
At the end of June 2025, the number of orders registered through the easySales platform increased by 10.94% compared to the level recorded in the... more
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Bringo Launches Loyalty Program Bringo YOU 08.01.2025
Bringo, the online fast grocery delivery service, part of French group Carrefour, launched its own loyalty program two months ago and almost 1 in 5... more
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Association: 8 In 10 Romanian Retail Firms Expect Their Business Activity To Be Impacted By International Platforms In Next 12 Months 07.24.2025
Eight out of ten Romanian retail companies expect their activity to be affected by international platforms over the next 12 months, according to... more
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Over 40 New Retailers Have Arrived in Romania in Past 5 Years 07.23.2025
More than 40 international retailers have entered Romania market in 2020-2025. Globally, these networks boast annual revenues of over EUR80... more
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Pharmacy Chain Mini-Farm Ends 2024 With EUR102M Revenue 07.22.2025
Pharmacy chain Mini-Farm, which has developed with pharmacies in Tulcea and Constanta Counties and in Bucharest, ended 2024 with RON507.2 million... more
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Dedeman Owners Buy DIY Retail Chain Praktiker Hellas In Greece For Over EUR130M 07.17.2025
Paval Holding, the special purpose vehicle of DIY retailer Dedeman's owners, brothers Adrian and Dragos Paval, will buy the Greek chain Praktiker... more
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Operator Of Kenvelo, Lee Cooper And Timeout Stores Montecristo Retail RO SRL Goes Insolvent 07.14.2025
Montecristo Retail RO SRL, which operates the Kenvelo, Lee Cooper and Timeout store chain in Romania, has gone insolvent, as decided by the Ilfov... more
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France’s Carrefour Mulls Exit from CEE, Including Romania 07.04.2025
French group Carrefour, which has been seeking its direction and implicitly a sustainable business model on a steadily changing retail market for... more
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Mobexpert Opens Second Store This Year, Adds New Area To Its Map After EUR10M Investment 07.03.2025
Mobexpert, one of the largest furniture retailers and manufacturers in Romania, has opened a large department store on Theodor Pallady Boulevard in... more
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Cushman & Wakefield: Romanians Spent EUR40B in 2024 in Major Retail Networks, Up 7% YOY 07.02.2025
Romanians in 2024 spent around EUR40 billion in major retail networks, 7% more than in 2023, but the growth pace slowed down, from 11% in the... more
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Unirea Shopping Center Bucharest and Brasov Set To Be Refurbished and Repositioned on Retail Market 06.30.2025
The owner of shopping centers Unirea Shopping Center of Bucharest and Brasov wants a repositioning of the units on the retail market, in line with... more
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UPDATE: Schwarz Group buys 70% in La Cocos, founder Iulian Nica retains 30% 06.25.2025
Germany’s Schwarz Group, the owner of Lidl and Kaufland, is buying 70% in Romanian retailer La Cocos. The founder of the business, entrepreneur... more
Romania’s economic growth is forecast to pick up gradually to 3.1% in 2025 and 3.6% in 2026, while its public finances will continue
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Romania ended 2024 with a current account deficit of EUR29.3 billion, higher by nearly EUR7.8 billion than in 2023, central bank data
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Economic growth expectations for 2025 stand at the average value of 1.5%, reveals the latest survey conducted by CFA Romania
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Romania economy recovery is slower than expected and political turmoil is denting investors’ and consumers’ confidence, says the
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Romania’s economy enters 2025 with positive long-term prospects, but with significant challenges in the year ahead, Colliers
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Managers of Pillar II mandatory private pension funds and Pillar III voluntary private pension ones will be able to invest up to 10% of
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Romanian investors last year spent EUR577 million on acquisitions in the region, three times more than in 2023, in line with data from
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Romania’s land market remained stable in 2024, with the volume of transactions nearing EUR450 million, similar to the level recorded
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Survey: Romania Could Increase Its GDP By 10% Until 2050 By Boosting Savings
Romania could increase its gross domestic product (GDP) by 10% until 2050, generating an additional contribution of EUR575 billion by boosting savings and redirecting them towards lucrative investments, according to a survey conducted by McKinsey&Company in spring 2022.