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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Profi Deputy CEO Calin Costinas End Of His Term With Retailer yesterday, 21:29
Calin Costinas, deputy CEO of retail chain Profi on Tuesday announced the end of his term with the management team of the retailer, which overlaps... more
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Dedeman Absorbs Ceramic Tile Maker Navaria Ceramics 03.20.2026
Dedeman, Romania’s largest DIY retailer, has absorbed Navaria Ceramics, a company established by Paval Holding in 2022 to manufacture ceramic... more
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Pharmacy Chain Dona Has Over EUR9M Earmarked For Investments In 2026 03.19.2026
The expansion of the Dona pharmacy chain, one of the top five players in the local pharmaceutical retail sector by revenue and market reach, has... more
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Auchan Opens Store Next To Dedeman Near Ploiesti 03.19.2026
French-held Auchan Group, which operates over 500 stores of various formats in the region, has opened a supermarket in the courtyard of the Dedeman... more
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Banca Transilvania In Talks Over About EUR400M Loan To Paval Holding To Buy Carrefour Out Of Romania
03.19.2026
Banca Transilvania is getting ready to grant Paval Holding Group an about EUR400 million loan, which the Paval brothers will be using to fund some... more
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Kaufland Opens New Store In Brasov, Grows To 201-Hypermarket Network In Romania 03.12.2026
German retailer Kaufland has opened its fifth store in the city of Brasov, bringing its nationwide network to 201 hypermarkets, according to ZF... more
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Auchan Ends 2025 With EUR1.6B Revenue In Romania, Up 4.3% YoY 03.12.2026
French-held retailer Auchan, one of the largest actors in the grocery retail in Romania, ended 2025 with EUR1.614 billion revenue, 4.3% more than... more
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EBRD, CEECAT Capital And Morphosis Capital Exit La Cocos, Following Competition Council Approval Of Acquisition By Schwarz Group 03.03.2026
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), CEECAT Capital, and Morphosis Capital have announced the completion of their... more
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City Grill Group Ends 2025 With EUR90M Consolidated Revenue 03.03.2026
City Grill Group, the largest Romanian-owned restaurant group, ended 2025 with consolidated revenue of EUR90 million and targets EUR100 million in... more
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Kaufland Opens Two New Stores; Reaches 200-Unit Hypermarket Network In Romania 02.26.2026
German retailer Kaufland has opened two new stores on Thursday, February 26, in Titu (Dambovita County), and in Pantelimon (Ilfov County), thus... more
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Hungary’s Indotek Returns To Shopping In Romania 02.23.2026
Hungarian real estate investment group Indotek is close to buying four shopping centers in Romania that house the ATAC Hiperdiscount by Auchan... more
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Trendyol Grows To 8,000 Romanian Sellers Enrolled 02.12.2026
Turkish-held marketplace Trendyol, which entered Romania at the beginning of 2024, continues to strengthen position on this market, posting... more
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JYSK Opens Store In Voluntari 02.09.2026
Scandinavian furniture and home products retailer JYSK will open a store in Lemon Park in Voluntari on Thursday and therefore grow its network in... more
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Auchan Continues Development In 2026 02.05.2026
French-held retailer Auchan, which has been operating in Romania for two decades, overshot the 500-store mark in Romania in 2025 after having... more
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Inditex Group Closes Zara And Stradivarius Stores In Shopping City Timisoara 02.04.2026
Spanish group Inditex, a leading player in global fashion, is closing the Zara and Stradivarius stores within the Shopping City Timisoara,... more
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Jewelry Retailer TEILOR Aims For Moderate Growth Of 2% To 3% In 2026 02.03.2026
Jewelry retailer TEILOR plans to open two or three stores in Romania in 2026 and consolidate its presence on the Bulgarian market, with an... more
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Lidl Doubled Expansion Rate In 2025, Plans To Go Even Faster 02.02.2026
German-held discount store chain Lidl opened 26 new stores in Romania in 2025, almost double as many as in 2024 and says it plans to step up... more
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Mercure Opens New Hotel In Central Bucharest 01.30.2026
Mercure Hotels & Resorts, part of the Accor portfolio, has opened Mercure Bucharest Cantemir, a new hotel located in central Bucharest, close to... more
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Primark Set To Grow To 8 Stores In Romania In 2026 01.28.2026
Primark, an Irish fashion retailer that entered Romania in 2022, is looking for a manager for its store in Sibiu, one of the cities where it will... more
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Cell Phone Accessory Retail Chain Contakt Ends 2025 With 8% Growth in Revenue To RON138M 01.28.2026
Romanian store chain Contakt, the leading retailer of cell phone accessories in Romania, saw an 8% growth in revenue to RON138 million in 2025,... 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.