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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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
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UK’s Frasers Group Enters Romania With Sports Direct Store In Craiova
06.24.2025
UK’s Frasers Group, which owns several brands on various market segments, such as Frasers, Flannels, USC, GAME, Evans Cycles, Jack Wills, has... more
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Catena Posts RON8B Revenue In 2024, Grows To Almost 1,000 Pharmacies
06.24.2025
Catena, a 957-pharmacy network in Romania, posted more than RON8 billion revenue in 2024, according to the information it supplied for ZF’s `Cei... more
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Romanian Business Consult Sees Revenue Up 20% To EUR47M In 2024
06.16.2025
Romanian Business Consult (RBC), the largest IT solutions integrator for the retail industry in Romania, ended last year with RON235.9 million... more
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Raiffeisen Bank: 8 In 10 Romanians Already Have Plans For 2025 Summer Vacation
06.16.2025
Eight in ten Romanians already have plans for the 2025 summer vacation and most of them prefer the Romanian seaside resorts, according to a recent... more
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Minifarm Overshoots RON500M Revenue Mark In 2024
06.13.2025
Minifarm, one of the strongest brands in regional pharmaceutical retail in Romania, with a network of 130 pharmacies in several counties—Tulcea,... more
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Poland's Froo Reaches 100 Franchised Stores In Romania 1 Year From Entering The Local Market
06.12.2025
Convenience store chain Froo, developed by Poland’s Żabka Group, opened its 100th store in Romania, in just one year since entering the local... more
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IULIUS Group Envisages EUR28M Investments In Its Third Family Market Project Planned For Iasi County
06.11.2025
IULIUS Group will be investing approx. EUR28 million in its third Family Market convenience retail project to be developed in the commune of... more
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McDonald’s Net Profit In Romania Rises 20.5% To RON173.6M In 2024
06.11.2025
Premier Restaurants Romania, the operator of the McDonald's restaurant chain in Romania, posted over RON2 billion (EUR405 million) revenue in 2024,... more
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Leroy Merlin Set To Open Five Stores In Romania In 2025 Alone
06.02.2025
Leroy Merlin, the second leading actor in Romania’s DIY retail market by revenue, is strengthening its local presence through an accelerated... more
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Footprints AI Launches AI Copilot For Physical Retail
05.30.2025
Footprints AI, a Romanian technology company specialized in artificial intelligence and media retail, announces a new development stage by... more
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IKEA Opens First Plan And Order Point In Bucharest
05.22.2025
IKEA is opening the first Plan and Order Point in Bucharest, in the Orhideea area, a year after launching the format in Constanta. more
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Deloitte Art Market Report 2025: 6 In 10 Art Collectors In Romania Earmark Below 10% Of Annual Income For Art Investments
05.21.2025
Romanian collectors are mainly motivated by aesthetic and personal reasons when purchasing artworks, but a significant part of them (46%) also... more
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Iulius, Atterbury Europe Contract Record EUR400M Loan For Development Of RIVUS Project In Cluj-Napoca
05.20.2025
Companies IULIUS and Atterbury Europe have contracted a syndicated loan of approximately EUR400 million to finance the development of RIVUS... more
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Lidl Close To RON25B Consolidated Turnover In Romania In 2024, Up 9% YoY
05.19.2025
German-held retailer Lidl reported a consolidated turnover of RON24.6 billion in Romania in 2024, up 9% versus 2023. more
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IULIUS And Atterbury Europe Complete EUR40M Expansion Of Iulius Mall Suceava
05.16.2025
IULIUS and Atterbury Europe have completed the expansion process of Mall Suceava, which has therefore grown to 60,000 square meters of retail space. 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.