03.20.2012

One year after H&M’s entry on the local market, Carlos Duarte, country manager of H&M Romania, talks about the retailer's plans an interview with ZF, his first since the retailer opened its first more

03.01.2012

Hidroconstructia, the largest Romanian construction company, with over EUR232 million in turnover in 2010, has opened a branch in Kircheim, Germany, according to information in the Official Gazette. more

02.29.2012

Romanian do-it-yourself retailer Dedeman, controlled by brothers Adrian and Dragos Paval in Bacau, continues to surprise with rising sales, which came close to the EUR500 million mark last year. more

02.22.2012

German retailer Billa, part of the Rewe group, will open at least ten stores this year in Romania, and its investment budget, which includes remodeling of older stores, stands at EUR20 million to more

02.13.2012

German retailer Lidl has secured a EUR50 million loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private investment division of the World Bank, to finance its expansion in Romania, from the more

02.06.2012

The discounter store sector has successfully covered all the counties of the Romania with just two companies, Penny Market and Lidl. more

02.01.2012

Genpact Romania, which provides Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services continues expansion and looks to hire 400 people this year at service centers in Bucharest and Cluj. more

01.17.2012

Kitchen systems maker Franke sees this year’s growth on the Romanian market at 5%, after its sales stagnated at about EUR10 million in 2011. more

01.12.2012

Despite the consumption slump, modern retailers continued expansion in Romania in 2011. more

01.11.2012

Profi supermarket chain maintains its expansion plans for 2012, despite posting weaker-than-expected sales last year. more

01.04.2012

Ovidiu Wencz, general manager of Dona pharmacy chain, says the Romanian drug retailer will rely on expansion, while seeking to improve efficiency. more

12.27.2011

Like 2010, this year was the year of supermarkets, after discount chains became the most dynamic segment of modern retail in 2009. This year saw the opening of almost 80 supermarkets, with the most more

12.19.2011

A&D Pharma, the largest group in the local pharmaceutical industry, whose revenue amounts to EUR800 a year, is currently employing 300 more people than it did in 2010, mainly because of the expansion more

12.14.2011

Dragos Petrescu, owner of restaurant chain City Grill and manager of Caru’ cu Bere, says the crisis has allowed him to expand significantly in the last two years because land prices and rent levels more

12.04.2011

The DIY retail networks this year have put the brakes on their local expansion, opening only eight stores, including five by local network Dedeman. French network Bricostore opened one store, in more

11.29.2011

Pharmaceutical marketing and retail firm Romastru Trading plans a turnover of EUR90 million this year and it has started a process of regional expansion that could double its turnover in the long run. more

11.17.2011

Modern retailers are in a hurry to open stores in time for the winter holiday season, which always adds to the revenues of companies in this sector. more

11.15.2011

UniCredit-Tiriac Bank will freeze its expansion plans in 2012 to focus on drawing more resources from the local market and increase profitability, chief executive Rasvan Radu said Tuesday. more

11.13.2011

No fewer than four Mega Image stores are located along Bucharest's Stefan cel Mare boulevard. Not one store of competitors Profi or Carrefour is to be found on the same street or in the vicinity. Why more

11.09.2011

Over 20 apparel stores have opened or have been announced in the past month, and fashion retailers insist things will not stop here, given the market’s potential to grow by EUR1 billion by 2015. more

11.04.2011

Lidl Romania, the German retailer that embarked upon the most aggressive expansion campaign, will open at least six stores by yearend and is on course to overshoot the 125 mark on this market. more

11.02.2011

Altex, the largest electronics, home appliances and IT products retailer in Romania by sales, has opened eight stores this year and has three more planned by yearend. Total investments amount to EUR4 more

10.20.2011

The participants to the second day of the ZF Digital ‘11 forum agreed that the new challenge for the development of Romanian IT&C companies is expansion on international markets. eMag announced a more

10.20.2011

Only four counties in Romania and Bucharest have maximum potential for expansion as far as food retailers are concerned, while 15 counties have low development potential. more

10.19.2011

Private equity fund Polish Enterprise Fund (PEF) VI on Wednesday said it will add EUR10 million to the share capital of Romanian company Profi Rom Food, for investment in the expansion of the Profi more