01.05.2016

Modern retailers opened almost 200 new stores in 2015, keeping the same expansion pace as in the last few years. They mostly opened smaller stores, that is supermarkets and convenience stores. more

12.24.2015

December generates 10% to 20% of the yearly sales of modern retailers – supermarkets and hypermarkets, depending on format. At an average of 15% and annual sales of EUR8.5 billion to EUR98 billion, more

12.21.2015

Noriel Group, a toy retailer, distributor and manufacturer, wants to reach 100 stores in Romania in five years, twice as many as it has today and three times higher revenue, EUR100 million. more

12.15.2015

The 12 foreign networks operating in Romania’s modern retail sector currently hold 2.3 million square meters (230 hectares) of hypermarkets, supermarkets, discount and cash & carry stores. more

12.14.2015

Management changes, new concepts developed and takeover talks reconfigured local modern retail in 2015, market with 1,600 stores and EUR8.5 billion sales a year. more

12.10.2015

DHL Express Romania, one of the most important logistics and courier service companies in Romania, wants to increase the number of parcel shipments from malls and gas stations, to meet rising demand more

12.03.2015

Romanian adjusted retail sales rose 0.7% in October compared with September, driven by growth in fuel sales, the country’s statistics institute INS said Thursday. more

11.30.2015

Footwear retailer Benvenuti of Romanian entrepreneur Dan Pavel, posted more than 60 million lei (EUR13.5 million) revenue in January-September, an increase of 3% on the year-ago period. more

11.16.2015

Computer and electronics retailer Domo, one of the largest in its business, will close all its brick-and-mortar stores to focus only on online operations, market sources say. more

11.03.2015

Romanian adjusted retail sales rose 1.7% in September compared with August, due to growth in sales on non-food items, the country’s statistics institute INS said Tuesday. more

10.14.2015

Zanfir, a company that operates supermarkets, a bistro and a wholesale warehouse in Moldavia, ended last year with more than 100 million lei (EUR23 million) revenue, which puts it among the largest more

10.12.2015

Arab-held Peeraj group, the most powerful franchise holder in the fashion retail in Romania, will end the year with 70 stores and EUR35 million revenue in Romania. more

10.07.2015

Bacau-based do-it-yourself retail chain Dedeman, the largest entrepreneurial business in Romania, ended the first half with almost 1.8 billion lei (EUR408 million) revenue, an increase of 30% on the more

10.07.2015

The ten largest cities in Romania concentrate half of the modern retail stores in the country. Bucharest is clearly dominated by Mega Image, while the rest of the country is Profi’s turf. more

10.02.2015

Romanian adjusted retail sales rose 5.8% in January-August from the same period last year, due to higher sales of food items, the country’s statistics institute INS said Friday. more

09.30.2015

Alpha Group Investments, a division of Alpha Bank, and Ali Ergun Ergen, who used to run Plaza and Baneasa malls in Bucharest, are due to begin construction on a retail and office development in more

09.29.2015

Private labels now account for one fifth of the food market, but these products that retailers developed to take on established brands have yet to become important on such segments as beverages and more

09.29.2015

The bankruptcy of footwear retailer Leonardo paved the way for the expansion of CCC, a brand of Polish entrepreneur Dariusz Milek, and for Germany’s Deichmann. more

09.25.2015

Immochan Romania, the real estate unit of French-held Auchan group, is considering building a new shopping center in Romania using the Coresi Brasov model, which it opened in March following a EUR60 more

09.21.2015

Footwear and accessories manufacturer and retailer Musette held by the Batlan family will grow to 30 stores on nine markets by yearend, following the opening of new stores in Munich and Sibiu. It will more

09.16.2015

Dutch-held C&A group, which entered Romania in 2009, has grown to 31 stores and about 276 million lei (EUR62 million) revenue, which put the fashion retailer on the third place in Romania after more

09.08.2015

Footwear manufacturer Denis based in Suceava (NE Romania) expects 15 million sales in 2015, as estimated at the beginning of the year, 43% higher than in 2014, the company said. more

09.07.2015

Traditional retail lost the battle with the international retail chains that claimed 16% of the market share of the small traditional retailers in 2008-2015. more

09.04.2015

The 12 modern retail chains in Romania entered the fall with about 100 new stores, but the expansion was mostly driven by Profi and Mega Image, which opened 60 and 21 supermarkets and convenience more

09.03.2015

Romanian adjusted retail sales rose 5.5% in January-July from the same period last year, due to higher sales of food, fuels and non-food products, the country's statistics institute INS said Thursday. more