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

10.12.2011

The consumers' lower disposable income, the sales tax increase and the economic crisis are not reflected in the balance sheets of the major retailers operating in Romania. The combined profits of the more

10.11.2011

Dedeman, the largest Romanian retailer, controlled by the Paval brothers in Bacau, invested EUR11 million in store no. 25, which will open on Friday in Alba Iulia, bringing total investments made this more

10.07.2011

As of October 10, discount chain Lidl will become the largest modern retailer on the Romanian market in terms of store numbers, after opening 11 greenfield stores and reaching a total of 118. more

10.07.2011

French hypermarket operator Cora, which until recently had a slow expansion on the Romanian retail market, is shifting strategy: Thursday it announced plans to open 20-25 stores in the next three to more

10.06.2011

UniCredit Tiriac Bank, the fifth largest lender in Romania, has gained trust to resume branch opening. However, the spectacular plan of opening 300 units in five years announced in late 2010 was more

10.06.2011

The discount retailers seem to emerge as the winners of the crisis, having opened over 220 stores throughout Romania from 2008 through 2011 and reached EUR1.2 billion sales on a modern retail market more

10.04.2011

The Romanian branch of German car part producer Continental is expanding its tire factory in Timisoara, investing more than EUR40 million and hiring 300 new employees, general manager Pedro Carreira more

09.27.2011

The French company that boosted the modern retail in Romania announces big expansion plans and an investment restart, which shows it is expecting a rebound in consumer spending in the near future. more

09.23.2011

The top five investors in modern retail have spent about EUR150 million in the opening of stores on the Romanian market this year, according to ZF estimations based on company information. In all, the more

09.16.2011

A year after entering the Romanian market via a EUR5 million acquisition, French insurance giant AXA announces the first details of its expansion plans. more

09.15.2011

The expansion of retailers on the local market continues with five major openings by four networks in food, fashion and construction supplies retail, in just two days. more

09.14.2011

Mihai Miron, one of the best-known entrepreneurs in the drug industry, plans to grow his Ropharma pharmacy chain to 115 by the end of this year, from 99 at the end of 2010. more

09.08.2011

French retailer Carrefour, the third largest company in modern retail, with turnover of around EUR1.1 billion last year, could open three hypermarkets this year, in Deva, Botosani and Bucharest. more

09.06.2011

K&S Development, which develops Electroputere Parc shopping center in Romanian southern city Craiova, have expanded the center by more than 16,000 square meters, to 71,000 sqm, following increased more

08.09.2011

Gloria Jean’s coffee shop network, the first international coffee shop network that entered the Romanian market more than five years ago, is set to add three units this year, to reach 10 coffee more

07.28.2011

Cora, one of the most aggressive retailers in the last few years on the Romanian market, plans to open a small mall in Bucharest, which will also host a Cora hypermarket. more

07.28.2011

Romanian company CSC Exim 92, owner Chinese takeout restaurant Wu Xing, will open three regular service units in Bucharest malls over the next several years, and it is considering expansion to other more

07.19.2011

Oil group Rompetrol plans to expand its operations to Western Europe, after completing the investment it is currently unfolding to boost refining capacity at its Petromidia refining unit, the more

07.14.2011

German-held car part producer Preh Romania, a supplier for Volkswagen, Audi or BMW, has planned investments of EUR5.5 million for this year to expand production capacity and acquire new equipment. more

07.01.2011

Online payment integrator ePayment, which international group PayU bought from businessman Radu Georgescu last year, will enter the Hungarian market in the coming weeks, as part of PayU’s strategy more

06.15.2011

Power transformer producer Retrasib Sibiu (RTRA.RO), controlled by Cluj-based businessmen Octavian and Calin Buzoianu, is set to focus on signing partnerships and securing contracts on foreign markets more