04.30.2015

German-held Metro Cash&Carry, the trailblazer of modern retail in Romania, ended last year with EUR906 million in sales, the lowest in a decade, despite expanding the network from 23 to 32 stores. more

03.20.2015

Metro Cash&Carry, a business of 31 stores and revenue of around EUR910 million in Romania in 2014, has almost exclusively “made in Romania” products on the shelves of its fresh meat and wine more

02.18.2015

Britain’s Kingfisher, which owns Bricostore and Brico Depot stores in Romania, forged a partnership with German group Metro to open some temporary warehouses in the spaces of the cash&carry network, more

01.29.2015

Metro Systems Romania, the company established ten years ago that is now managing the entire IT infrastructure of the German Metro group, plans to boost the number of employees by 10% this year, to more

01.22.2015

The modern store formats trailblazers in Romania, Metro Cash&Carry and Carrefour, have branched out into new market segments in the past year in an attempt to gain market share and entered each more

01.08.2015

Germany’s Metro Cash&Carry, which opened the gates of modern retail in Romania in 1996, opened its first own store under LaDoiPasi brand, thus entering the segment of retail. more

12.19.2014

Metro Cash&Carry Romania registered 7% lower sales, of EUR909 million (RON4.04 billion), in the 2013/2014 fiscal year (October 2013- September 2014), during which it slashed staff numbers by some 400, more

10.28.2014

Germany’s group Metro Cash&Carry collaborates with 100 Romanian fruit and vegetable producers. more

09.11.2014

The 70,000-80,000 small stores still operating in Romania are eyed by international retailers, which are trying to attract them in franchise. Thus, in full crisis, Carrefour, as well as Metro more

08.06.2014

Metro Cash&Carry Romania, which operates 26 Metro stores and six Metro Punct stores, ended last year with EUR1.07 billion revenue, down more than 5% on 2012 and almost 40% lower than in 2007, its best more

07.09.2014

The IT division of Metro, one of the largest retailers in Europe, has discreetly reached about 800 employees in Romania and plans to continue expansion, as Bucharest has become a key center for more

05.08.2014

Metro Cash&Carry Romania, part of Metro Cash & Carry International, had sales of EUR5.83 billion in Eastern Europe in the October-March, the first half of the 2013-2014 fiscal year, down 4.3%, mainly more

04.22.2014

Belgium-held Mega Image wants to open around 100 stores this year alone, Rewe Romania wants to double its network by 2020, and Carrefour is set to bring a new format on the Romanian market, a hybrid more

04.04.2014

Gilles Roudy came to Romania for the first time in 2006, returning several times since then. Last December, he moved here to take over the reins of Metro Cash&Carry store network. more

03.05.2014

Metro Cash&Carry Romania, part of Metro Cash & Carry International, has reached a network of 700 franchised convenience stores under the brand "La Doi Pasi", a concept launched on the local market in more

01.08.2014

Valentin Pauna, the HR manager of Real hypermarkets in Romania for 4 years, has worked at Metro’s headquarters in Germany since last summer. more

12.17.2013

The year 2013 has been full of events for the local retail sector, from changes of executives to hundreds of store openings inaugurated by most companies in the sector. more

12.06.2013

Nine out of 12 modern retail chains present in Romania feature in this year’s ranking of the 100 most valuable companies in Romania, with an aggregated value of EUR2.9 billion. more

11.22.2013

Metro Cash&Carry Romania has appointed Gilles Roudy as chief executive officer to replace Dusan Wilms, whose mandate will soon come to an end. more

09.10.2013

Dusan Wilms, one of the most important executives in local retail, who runs the Romanian operations of Metro Cash&Carry, says the aggressive expansion of hypermarket and supermarket chains is more

08.07.2013

South-African investment fund NEPI (NEP.RO) is awaiting the approval of the Competition Council to acquire the Deva Shopping Center project (western Romania), which includes stores of Metro Cash & more

08.06.2013

South-African investment fund NEPI is in the final stage of the acquisition of a retail park in Deva (western Romania) from a local entrepreneur. The park includes a Real hypermarket (which is set to more

03.20.2013

Metro Cash&Carry Romania’s sales fell for the fifth consecutive year to EUR1.018 billion in 2012, from EUR1.06 billion in 2011. more

02.13.2013

German company Metro Cash & Carry, the second largest player in Romanian commerce, could end this year with 1,000 La Doi Pasi franchised convenience stores, twice as many as at the end of 2012. more

12.13.2012

Metro Cash&Carry Romania, part of Metro Cash & Carry International, has reached a network of 500 franchised convenience stores under the brand "La Doi Pasi" (Two Steps Away), a concept launched on the more