04.05.2013

March was the slowest month in nineteen years since Dan Pavel, founder and majority shareholder of footwear and accessories retailer Benvenuti started out in the retail business. more

04.04.2013

Businessman Octavian Radu, whose fashion business included more than ten franchised brands during Romania's retail boom days, will leave the industry after dropping Debenhams and closing the last two more

04.04.2013

Mega Image, the retailer with the largest network (over 200 stores) in Romania, has halted selection of franchisees for its convenience store chain Shop&Go. more

04.04.2013

Businessman Cristian Preotu, who together with his wife owns the Comtesse du Barry stores (specializing on the premium wine and cuisine) and La Boucherie Francaise (luxury butchery), opened the first more

04.01.2013

Romanian furniture maker Lemet opened two new stores in the first quarter of the year, in Pitesti and Constanta, following an investment of about 2.2 million lei (EUR0.5 million). more

03.27.2013

Retailer Profi opened Wednesday the first of the six stores taken over earlier this year from Cluj-based company Alimrom Trading. more

03.25.2013

Casa Rusu, the retail division of furniture maker Rus Savitar, on Friday opened its 13th local franchised store, in Dej, northwestern Romania. more

03.19.2013

Retailer Mega Image, part of Belgian group Delhaize, will open a new Shop&Go store in Bucharest Wednesday. more

03.15.2013

Do-it-yourself retail network Hornbach will open its sixth Romanian store in Bucharest and construction works might start in 2014 at the earliest, Mugurel-Horia Rusu, the general manager of the more

03.13.2013

Store builder Duo Design, whose customer portfolio includes fashion retailers like H&M, Kenvelo and Mango, says it will build 40 new stores for the international groups this year, which will continue more

03.08.2013

Dutch retailer C&A, one of the largest players on the European fashion market, will open 4-5 new stores this year in Romania, in capital Bucharest and elsewhere. more

03.06.2013

Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) will open a store in Baia Mare (northern Romania) Thursday, the company said on its website. more

02.27.2013

Retailer Profi, controlled by Polish private equity firm Enterprise Investors, has opened two new stores Wednesday, in Targu Jiu (southern Romania) and Iasi (NE), and expanded its local network to 153 more

02.26.2013

Retailer Mega Image, part of Belgian group Delhaize, will open a new supermarket in Constanta Wednesday and a Shop&Go store in Bucharest Thursday, expanding its national network to 202 units. more

02.20.2013

Retailer Profi, controlled by Polish private equity firm Enterprise Investors, opened Wednesday a new unit in the eastern city of Bacau, brining its Romanian network to 151 units. more

02.20.2013

Retailer Rewe Romania, which operates two store formats in this country, Penny Market and XXL Mega Discount, will invest between EUR10 million to EUR15 million to open 14 stores this year. more

02.13.2013

Dozens of empty stores are waiting for tenants on the boulevard connecting Piata Unirii and Piata Romana in the center of Bucharest. more

02.13.2013

German company Metro Cash & Carry, the second largest player in Romanian commerce, could end this year with 1,000 La Doi Pasi franchised convenience stores, twice as many as at the end of 2012. more

02.08.2013

Retailer Mega Image, part of Belgian group Delhaize, opened a new store Friday, in capital city Bucharest, bringing its Romanian network to 198 units, the retailer said Friday. more

01.29.2013

Romanian dairy producer La Colline Tuesday said it negotiates with companies in Germany, the Nederlands and the United Arab Emirates UAE to export its products, plans to invest in its own farm and more

01.29.2013

German retailer Lidl will open Thursday its third store in the southeastern town of Constanta, expanding its Romanian network to 157 units, the company said Tuesday. more

01.24.2013

Retailer Kaufland Romania will open a hypermarket in Pascani, in the eastern county of Iasi, at the beginning of February, following an investment of EUR6-9 million. more

01.22.2013

Retailer Mega Image, part of Belgian group Delhaize, will open a new store Wednesday in Bucharest, and plans to two more openings by end-January, which will bring its Romanian network to 195 stores. more

01.17.2013

Retailer Profi, controlled by Polish private equity firm Enterprise Investors, has taken over the store network of Cluj-based company Alimrom. more

01.16.2013

Retailer Profi, controlled by Polish private equity firm Enterprise Investors, has planned investments of about EUR18 million in 2013 to extend its Romanian network. more