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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Meta Estate Trust’s Retail Park Ciolpani Opens Officially 12.19.2025
Retail Park Ciolpani, the retail project developed by Meta Estate Trust on DN1 (National Road 1) has officially opened, following an EUR2 million... more
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Fashion Industry B2B Platform Unfrosen Expects To End 2025 With EUR6.5M Sales 12.18.2025
Romanian startup Unfrosen, which launched a B2B marketplace for the fashion industry in 2023, expects to end 2025 with EUR6.5 million sales. The... more
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Primark Continues Expansion In Romania, Unveils Four New Store Openings In 2026 12.18.2025
Primark plans to expand its presence in Romania, confirming four new store openings for 2026, the retailer has announced in a press statement on... more
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Deloitte Holiday Retail Survey: Holiday Spending Down Nearly 10% YoY In 2025 Amid Higher Prices 12.18.2025
Holiday spending is down by roughly 10% in 2025 versus 2024, as three-quarters of consumers (77%, up from 69% in 2024) expect higher prices on... more
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E-Commerce Platform Gomag Set To End 2025 With EUR5M Revenue 12.17.2025
SilkWeb SA, the Romanian company that operates the Gomag e-commerce platform, will end 2025 with EUR5 million revenue, an increase of about 38%... more
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Sale Of Carrefour Operations In Romania In Really Advanced Talks
12.17.2025
French-held Carrefour Group is in advanced talks with Romanian entrepreneurs Dragos and Adrian Paval, the founders of DIY retailer Dedeman, to sell... more
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Gucci Returns To Romania After Four-Year Hiatus 12.17.2025
Fashion brand Gucci, owned by the Kering Group, one of the largest actors in the luxury industry in the world, is returning to Romania in the TOFF... more
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Carrefour Romania Reaches 200 Express Stores 12.17.2025
Carrefour Romania is speeding up the development of proximity store formats, reaching 200 Express stores after the opening of 27 such units in 2025. more
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Statistical Office: 21.45 Million Passengers Passed Through Romania’s Airports In Jan-Sep 2025, 8.2% More YoY 12.10.2025
A total 21.45 million passengers traveled through Romania’s airports in January-September 2025, 8.2% more than 19.81 million in the same period... more
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Retailer Annabella Completes Integration Of 87 Profi And Mega Image Stores 12.02.2025
Romanian-held retailer Annabella has integrated the 87 stores it got from Profi and Mega Image and announces the most ambitious expansion plan so... more
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JYSK Posts RON1.39B Revenue In Romania In FY25
11.27.2025
Furniture and home product retailer JYSK posted RON1.39 billion revenue in Romania in the fiscal 2024-2025 (FY25) ended August 31, an increase of... more
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BIPA To Open Its First Store In Romania, In Mega Mall Bucharest, In Early 2026 11.27.2025
BIPA, the drugstore brand of German REWE Group, will start its expansion in Romania at the beginning of 2026 by officially launching its first... more
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Nhood Romania: Active Entertainment Market In Shopping Malls Hit EUR30M In 2024, Nearly Triple vs 2019 Level 11.27.2025
The active entertainment component within shopping malls in Romania was valued at EUR28-30 million in 2024, almost three times higher than in 2019,... more
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Altex Steps Up Brico Depot Transformation 11.27.2025
Brico Depot is opening in Targoviste the largest kitchen showroom in its entire network, after an investment which led to the expansion of the... more
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Sporting Goods Retailer Hervis Sells Romanian And Hungarian Operations Of UK’s Frasers Group 11.25.2025
Sporting goods retailer Hervis, part of the SPAR Österreich group, has reached an agreement to sell its Romanian and Hungarian operations to... more
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Poland’s Zabka Steps Up Expansion, Plans 1,300 New Stores In Poland And Romania In 2026 11.21.2025
Poland’s Zabka Group, one of the largest retailers in that country, which is present in Romania with the Froo brand, is stepping up expansion and... more
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Trendyol After First Black Friday Round: 47% Of Sales Generated By 4,500 Romanian Retailers 11.19.2025
Turkish marketplace Trendyol, which entered Romania at the beginning of 2024, has announced the results of the first round of the promotional... more
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Romania's Wine Production Surges 29% YoY To 4.1 Million Hectoliters In 2025 11.18.2025
Romania is one of the best-performing EU countries in 2025 with a wine production volume of 4.1 million hectoliters, 29% more than in 2024 and 3%... more
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Mega Image And Profi Owner Ahold Delhaize Appoints CEO Over All Its Romanian Operations 11.17.2025
Ahold Delhaize Group has appointed Xavier Piesvaux, an executive with more than 35 years of experience in retail to run its Romanian business as of... more
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dm drogerie mark Ends FY2024-2025 With RON2.15B Revenue In Romania 11.13.2025
Germany’s dm drogerie markt ended financial 2024-2025 with RON2.15 billion revenue in Romania, an increase of 22% year-on-year. 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.