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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UK’s Fraser Completes Acquisition Of Hervis Stores In Romania And Hungary yesterday, 21:53
UK’s Fraser Group has completed the acquisition of the 78 Hervis stores in Romania and Hungary, after having secured all the necessary approvals. more
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Carrefour Completes Sale Of Romanian Operations To Paval Holding 06.30.2026
French-held Carrefour on Tuesday announced on the Euronext the completion of the sale of its Romanian operations to Paval Holding, the owner of DIY... more
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Restaurant Chain Spartan Overshoots RON270M Turnover In 2025, Readies Investments Worth Over RON15M In Chain Expansion 06.24.2026
Restaurant chain Spartan ended 2025 with a network-wide turnover of over RON270 million, of which RON145 million came from the company-owned... more
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Competition Watchdog Greenlights Carrefour Romania Takeover by Dedeman’s Paval Brothers 06.23.2026
The Competition Council has okayed the deal whereby Paval Holding, the investment vehicle controlled by Dragos and Adrian Paval, Dedeman owners,... more
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JYSK Opens Store In Caransebes, Its 162nd In Romania 06.22.2026
Danish-held furniture and home goods retailer JYSK is opening a new store on Thursday, June 25, this time in the city of Caransebes, Caras-Severin... more
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La Cocos Store In Oradea Reports Record RON1.5M First-Day Sales 06.18.2026
Romanian retailer La Cocos, which has German group Schwarz as a shareholder, opened its eighth store in Romania, in the northwestern city of... more
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Pretzel Store Chain LUCA Revenue Rises 30% To Over RON815M In 2025 06.11.2026
Tinervis Group, the operator of the LUCA pretzel store chain, ended 2025 with RON815 million revenue, up more than 30% on 2024, according to... more
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Dristor Kebab Seeks To Raise EUR5M From Investors Via Seedblink 06.11.2026
Dristor Kebab, the company that operates the shawarma restaurants under the nearly identical name - Dristor Kebap - plans to get listed on... more
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Super Mercato Retail Chain Grows To 40 Stores And RON100M Revenue 06.10.2026
The Super Mercato chain, which sells only products imported from Italy, was launched in 2015 and now operates approximately 40 brick-and-mortar... more
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Decathlon Ends 2025 With Slight Decline In Revenue 05.29.2026
Decathlon, the largest sporting goods retailer in Romania, ended last year with a slight decline in revenue for the first time since the pandemic,... more
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Lidl Sees Revenue Up 10% YoY In Romania In 2025, In Sync With Inflation 05.28.2026
Germany’s Lidl Group, the leader in the local retail sector by revenue, posted RON27.3 billion revenue in Romania in 2025, an increase of 10%... more
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Statistical Office: Romanian Wholesale Trade Turnover Up 2.3% YoY In Q1/2026 05.28.2026
The Romanian wholesale trade sector saw its turnover, excluding the trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles, increasing by 2.3% in January-March... more
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Kaufland Overshoots RON20B Revenue Mark In 2025 05.25.2026
German-held retailer Kaufland, which operates approximately 190 stores in Romania, ended 2025 with nearly RON21 billion revenue, up 7% from the... more
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Malaysia’s MR.DIY Opens First Store In Bucharest 05.22.2026
MR.DIY, one of Asia’s largest home and lifestyle retailers, has opened its first store in Bucharest, in the GRAND ARENA Shopping Mall, thus... more
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Largest Retail Park In Transylvania URBANO Shopping & Living Inaugurated In Floresti, Cluj On Thursday 05.21.2026
URBANO Shopping & Living, the largest retail park in Transylvania, located in the town of Floresti in the Cluj metropolitan area, opened on... more
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eMAG: Sales In Romania Stood At RON10.6B In 2025, Up 4% YoY 05.20.2026
eMAG Group posted RON11.1 billion revenue between April 2025 and March 2026, down from the previous fiscal year’s RON11.4 billion, due to the... more
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The Mall Effect Index: Romanians Spend An Average Of RON400/Mall Visit In 2026, 17% More Than Two Years Ago 05.19.2026
Romanians in major cities reported spending an average of RON383 per shopping mall visit in 2026, 17% more than two years ago, a growth that... more
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JYSK Opens New Store In Floresti, Cluj, Grows To 161 In Romania 05.19.2026
Scandinavian furniture and home décor retailer JYSK is opening a new store in Urbano Shopping & Living in Floresti, near Cluj, on Thursday, May... more
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Retailer Penny Overshoots RON10B Revenue Mark In Romania In 2025 05.13.2026
Discount retailer PENNY Romania ended 2025 with RON10.6 billion (more than EUR2 billion) revenue, a 12% increase compared with 2024. The growth was... more
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Poland’s Fashion Brand Tatuum Opens New Stores In Brasov And Cluj-Napoca 05.12.2026
Polish fashion brand Tatuum, which entered the Romanian market at the end of 2025, when it opened its first store in NEPI’s Mega Mall in... more
Romanians are increasingly orienting their financial decisions toward protecting their existing resources, in a social and economic
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Pillar 2 of the mandatory private pension system generated a net return of RON93.4 billion (EUR17.8 billion) for Romanians during its
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The Romanian insurance market has weathered periods of uncertainty, experienced strong growth in certain segments, and faced setbacks
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Romania ranks 7th in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region according to the newly launched CEE AI Index 2026.
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Romania ranked 11th in Europe by the number of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects attracted in 2025, securing 109 initiatives, as
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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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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’s economy enters 2025 with positive long-term prospects, but with significant challenges in the year ahead, Colliers
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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.