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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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
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Inditex Opens The Latest Zara Global Flagship Store Concept In Sun Plaza Shopping Center 11.13.2025
Spanish group Inditex will be opening the latest Zara global flagship store concept within the Sun Plaza shopping center following a modernization... more
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Carrefour Set To Continue Romanian Expansion Even Faster In 2026 11.07.2025
Carrefour Group contributed RON1 billion to Romania’s government budget in 2024 and in 2025 has expanded its network with 34 stores, made... more
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Auchan Set To Continue Investments In Romania 11.05.2025
Auchan will continue to invest in Romania, says Tiberiu Danetiu, corporate affairs & retail media director with Auchan Romania. Investments... more
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eMAG Aiming For RON940M Black Friday Sales In 2025, RON44 More YoY 11.03.2025
eMAG, the largest local online retailer, is aiming for RON940 million sales for this year’s Black Friday, RON44 million more than the record set... more
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Retailer La Cocos Steps Up Expansion 10.24.2025
La Cocos chain, known for its large hypermarket-like stores but with low prices - hyperdiscount model, is stepping up expansion and opening two... more
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What Carrefour Has To Say About Potential Exit From Romania 10.24.2025
In response to France’s L’Informe, which confirms the story Ziarul Financiar ran in July, and reports French-held retailer Carrefour hired BNP... more
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IKEA Opens Third Plan And Order Point In Romania 10.23.2025
IKEA is opening its third Plan and Order Point in Romania, in Cluj-Napoca, in the Kaufland Cluj-Gheorgheni shopping gallery, providing visitors... more
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Pepco Set To Open And Relocate At Least 30 Stores In 2026 10.21.2025
Fashion discounter Pepco has budgeted the opening and relocation of at least 30 stores in 2026, continuing expansion at the same pace as lately. In... more
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Carrefour Becomes First Major Grocery Retailer Added To Trendyol E-Commerce Platform 10.20.2025
Turkish marketplace Trendyol, which launched in Romania in early 2024, has announced integration of Carrefour into its platform, which is its first... more
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IKEA Ends Fiscal 2025 With 8.6% Rise In Sales To Over RON1.5B 10.16.2025
IKEA Romania posted 8.6% growth in sales in the fiscal 2025 (September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025) to more than RON1.5 billion, with almost 44... more
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Altex Integrates Brico Depot, Heads For RON10B Revenue In 2025 10.13.2025
Altex Romania, the leader of the Romanian computer and electronics retail, is expanding its brand ecosystem this year by integrating the DIY retail... more
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Fast Food Chain Fryday Enters Distribution Market 10.10.2025
Fast food chain Fryday, established by Lucian Florea from Suceava, is entering the distribution market and will be a direct importer of American... more
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IULIUS Group’s Family Market Tomesti To Have Kaufland Hypermarket As Anchor 10.08.2025
Family Market, the convenience retail concept of the IULIUS group, has entered into a partnership with the hypermarket Kaufland for the project... more
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METRO Expands Stores In Romania 10.02.2025
METRO Romania, one of the largest actors in the local grocery trade, is expanding its stores in the country, by developing their storage area,... more
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Auchan Has Over RON15M Budgeted For Logistics Investments In 2025 09.25.2025
French-held Auchan Group, one of the most important players in the food retail in Romania, has budgeted investments of more than RON15 million in... more
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Germany’s Supermarket Chain Edeka Opens IT Center In Cluj 09.22.2025
Edeka Group, the largest supermarket chain in Germany, has opened an IT center in Cluj-Napoca, which is it first outside the home country. more
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One Bookstore Leaves, Another Moves In Bucharest’s Old Town 09.22.2025
A retail space built on Lipscani Street in Bucharest’s Old Town, whose previous two tenants failed, has now found a new one: a Compas bookstore. more
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Spring Pharmacy Chain Expands In Bucharest 09.18.2025
The Spring: Farmacia la pret mic (Low-price pharmacy) brand, part of the Fildas-Catena group, which dominates Romania’s pharmaceutical market, is... more
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Romania's Competition Council: Non-Seasonal Food Prices Up 1.5% In August vs. June 09.17.2025
Shelf prices of basic foods, excluding seasonal fruits and vegetables, rose on average by 1.53% in August 2025 compared to June 2025, below the... 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.