02.22.2021

Romanian chocolate brand Heidi, now held by Austria’s Meinl family via Kex Confectionery, has entered the heart of Vienna. more

02.12.2021

Retailer cora Romania, part of French-Belgian group Louis Delhaize, is launching its cora Urban convenience store format, tapping a retail segment that has seen increased activity amid more

02.11.2021

Retailer Profi, held by investment fund Mid Europa Partners, opened Thursday in western city of Timisoara, the first two pilot stores called ProfiGo, which combine the functionalities of a proximity more

01.18.2021

Retailer Pepco, the leader of the fashion retail market in Romania by sales, ended 2020 with a sales growth of 4%, mostly because of expansion. more

01.15.2021

Spain’s fashion group Inditex, which operates via eight brands in Romania, has closed the Bershka and Pull & Bear stores on the ground floor of the Unirea Shopping Center in downtown Bucharest due more

01.11.2021

At least six new DIY stores should open in Romania in the next two years. They will be part of the Leroy Merlin, Hornbach and MAM Bricolaj, data centralized by ZF from the announcements of the more

12.29.2020

Polish fashion brand Sinsay, part of LPP Fashion Group, has opened a mono-brand store in Botosani, within the Uvertura Mall shopping center, reaching a 25-unit network in Romania. more

12.28.2020

French-held Carrefour group will end the year with 368 brick and mortar stores under various formats in Romania, in addition to the online store and Carrefour’s presence on the Bringo platform in 36 more

12.22.2020

Perfume and cosmetics retailer Douglas, which arrived in Romania in 2007, has grown to 33 stores in the country after having opened three new stores this year. more

12.21.2020

German-held discount store chain Penny has opened 20 stores this year without closing any in Romania. The company expanded at the same pace it announced a while ago and will continue do so in the more

12.16.2020

Romania's leading electronics retailer Altex announced the opening of a new store in Bucharest following an investment of EUR1 million. more

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. more

12.09.2020

German-held discount retailer Kaufland, the leader of the local grocery retail by sales, opens a new store in Roman, Neamt county, its 137th store in Romania. more

12.07.2020

Romanian-owned Lemet, one of the largest furniture manufacturers in Romania, will build a new production facility on the site of its plant in Brebu, Prahova, to integrate more operations. more

12.02.2020

Retail chain Profi held by buyout investor Mid Europa Partners continues expansion, having opened 22 new stores in November. more

11.26.2020

Romanian sportswear retailer GRID, owned by entrepreneurs Popa and Nania Nicolae, has opened its first store in Bucharest, in Shopping City Baneasa. more

11.26.2020

Electronics retailer Altex continues its expansion strategy across Romania, by opening a new store, in Calarasi, following an investment of EUR1 million. more

11.23.2020

Sergiana group based in Brasov has opened two new stores this year for a total of 58 across three formats – supermarket, convenience and meat stores. The company also introduced deliveries for its more

11.18.2020

Scandinavian furniture and home décor retailer JYSK is continuing its expansion in Romania, by opening a new 1,200-square meter store within the Nova Shopping Park retail complex in Turda (Cluj more

11.16.2020

Romanian jewelry retailer Teilor, founded over 20 years ago by local entrepreneur Florin Enache, has appointed Willy Dicu to run and manage its operations. more

11.11.2020

Altex, the biggest electro-IT retailer in Romania, will be opening a store of 3,400 square meters in Chiajna commune (Ilfov County), on November 12, in its own space, following an investment of EUR10 more

11.09.2020

Sales of local supermarkets, i.e. of those part of chains held by local entrepreneurs, rose 17% in May-October, which is the fastest rate of all analyzed by market research company RetailZoom. more

11.05.2020

Bacau-based PVC trim, window rolling shades and garage door manufacturer Electric Plus now has 43 franchised Barrier stores in Romania, after having closed two in the past month. It is also due to more

11.04.2020

Profi retail chain held by buyout investor Mid Europa Partners continues expansion as usual despite the COVID-19 pandemic, having opened 28 new stores in October. This is about as many as in other more

10.30.2020

Retailer dm drogerie markt has opened five new stores and closed one this year, so it now has 113 stores. Last year, it opened about ten stores, in street front locations, shopping centers and retail more