Supermarkets in Romania
Encyclopedia
This is a list of supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...

 and other retail chains
Chain store
Chain stores are retail outlets that share a brand and central management, and usually have standardized business methods and practices. These characteristics also apply to chain restaurants and some service-oriented chain businesses. In retail, dining and many service categories, chain businesses...

 in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 . The concept of supermarkets or hypermarkets came to Romania after 1989 and most supermarkets are made up of joint ventures between Romanian and foreign investors. Since 2000, there has been a strong growth in the number of supermarkets in the country, particularly in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

  and other main urban areas.

Hypermarkets

Name Stores

Auchan
Auchan
Groupe Auchan SA is a French international retail group and multinational corporation headquartered in Croix, France. It is one of the world's principal distribution groups with a presence in 12 countries and 175,000 employees....

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Carrefour
Carrefour
Carrefour S.A. is an international hypermarket chain headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France. It is one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world...

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Cora
Cora (hypermarket)
Cora is a retail group based in Belgium which owns several supermarket and hypermarket chains internationally. Formed in 1974, the corporation's brands include Match, Profi, Truffaut, Ecomax, Animalis, Sovena and Houra, as well as Cora-branded hypermarkets....

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Real
Real (hypermarket)
Real is a European hypermarket, member of the German trade and retail giant Metro AG.In 2006 Metro acquired Wal-Mart's 85 stores in Germany and in Poland, bought 26 hypermarkets Géant from the French retail group Groupe Casino...

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Discount Hypermarkets

Name Stores

Penny Market XXL
Penny Market XXL
Penny Market XXL is a discount Romanian hypermarket chain owned by Rewe Group, which also operates the Billa, Penny Market and Selgros in Romania. As opposed to Billa, XXL stores are generally larger and geared towards low-income and middle-income consumers....

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Cash & Carry

Name Stores

Metro
Metro Cash and Carry
-Romania:METRO Cash and Carry was one of the first international food and non-food retail chains to enter the Romanian market, opening its first store in 1996 in Bucharest, near Henri Coandă International Airport....


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Metro Punct
Metro Cash and Carry
-Romania:METRO Cash and Carry was one of the first international food and non-food retail chains to enter the Romanian market, opening its first store in 1996 in Bucharest, near Henri Coandă International Airport....


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Selgros
Selgros
Selgros is the second largest Cash & Carry company in Europe. It is owned by Rewe Group and Otto Group .-Fegro/Selgros in Europe:-Selgros in Romania:...


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Supermarkets

Name Stores

Interex
Intermarché
Intermarché is the brand of a general commercial French supermarket, part of the large retail group 'Les Mousquetaires' founded in 1969 under the name EX Offices, by Jean-Pierre Le Roch...


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Unicarm
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Billa
55

Carrefour Market
37

G'Market
G'market
G'market was a supermarket chain in Romania that was previously named Gima. Owned by GimRom Holding , it mainly operated stores in Bucharest and Iaşi. As of October 2011, G'market stores in Bucharest were bought by Mega Image and stores in Iaşi will be remodeled into Carrefour Market....

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Spar
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Mega Image
Mega Image
Mega Image is a Romanian supermarket chain owned by Delhaize Group which operates stores under the name Mega Image, Shop'n Go, and Red Market.Mega Image supermarkets can be found in Bucharest, Constanţa, Ploieşti and all the big cities in the country....


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Oncos
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Discount Supermarkets

Name Stores

Kaufland
Kaufland
Kaufland is a German hypermarket chain part of the same group as Lidl and Handelshof. It opened its first store in 1984 in Neckarsulm and quickly expanded to become a leader in what was formerly East Germany...

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miniMAX Discount
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Penny Market
Penny Market
Penny Market is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany, which operates 3,000 stores in Europe. It is owned by Rewe Group.-Competitors:* Aldi * Lidl * Netto * Plus...


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Lidl
Lidl
Lidl is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany that operates over 7,200 stores across Europe. The company's full name is Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG...

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Profi
Profi
Profi is a discount supermarket This chain sells cheap own-brand products as well as the big brand names at reduced prices. Part of the company is owned by Louis Delhaize Group.Profi supermarkets can be found in:- External links :* *...

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Home Improvement/Do it yourself/Furniture

Name Stores

Ambient
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Arabesque
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Baumax
BauMax
bauMax is an Austrian hypermarket chain offering home improvement and do-it-yourself goods. It is based in Kindberg, Austria, and opened its first store in 1976.-Baumax in Europe:...

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Bricostore
Bricostore
Bricostore is a French hypermarket chain offering home improvement and do-it-yourself goods.-Bricostore in Europe:-Competitors:* Praktiker* Baumax* Mr. Bricolage* Hornbach* OBI* Leroy Merlin-External links:* * *...

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Dedeman
Dedeman
Dedeman is a Romanian hypermarket chain offering home improvement and do-it-yourself goods. It is based in Bacău and operates 25 hypermarkets in these cities:*Alba Iulia*Arad*Bacău*Baia Mare*Botoşani*Brăila*Bucharest - Sos...

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Hornbach
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Ikea
IKEA
IKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer...

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Interhome
Interhome (hypermarket)
Interhome is a hypermarket chain offering home improvement and do-it-yourself goods. Interhome hypermarkets can be found in: Romania Bulgaria Slovenia Croatia Serbia-External links:**...

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Leroy Merlin
Leroy Merlin
Leroy Merlin is a French worldwide home-improvement and gardening retailer.Generally established on the outskirts of major town and cities, Leroy Merlin stores are large centers providing self-service and sales assisted services...

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Mobexpert
Mobexpert
Mobexpert is the largest furniture and accessories distributor in Romania and one of the largest 12 furniture companies in Europe.-History:The company was founded in 1993 by Dan and Camelia Şucu...

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Mr. Bricolage
Mr. Bricolage
Mr. Bricolage is a French retail chain offering home improvement and do-it-yourself goods. The chain operates over 500 stores in these countries: France Serbia Bulgaria Romania Spain Andorra Belgium Argentina Uruguay Morocco Madagascar Mauritius...


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OBI
OBI (store)
Founded in 1970, OBI GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG is the second largest DIY retailer in Europe, and the fourth largest in the world, behind The Home Depot, Lowe's and Kingfisher plc. It is headquartered in Wermelskirchen, Germany, and belongs to the Tengelmann Group.-OBI in Europe:It formerly had...

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Praktiker
Praktiker
Praktiker is a German hypermarket chain offering home improvement and do-it-yourself goods. It is based in Kirkel, Saarland, and opened its first store in 1978. Initially owned by ASKO, the chain became a division of Metro AG after the merger of ASKO with Metro Cash & Carry in 1995...

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Consumer electronics

Name Stores

Altex
70

Domo
127

Flanco
Flanco
Flanco is a Romanian retail store chain selling consumer electronics with over 100 stores in Romania. It is owned by Romanian company Flamingo International SA.-External links:**...

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Media Galaxy
Media Galaxy
Media Galaxy is a Romanian retail store chain selling consumer electronics. It opened in 2004 and is owned by the Romanian company Altex.-Stores:*Six in Bucharest*Two in Iaşi*Braşov*Cluj-Napoca*Constanţa*Satu Mare*Sibiu*Târgu Mureş*Oradea...


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Technomarket
Technomarket
Technomarket is a Bulgarian retailer of consumer electronics that operates stores in Bulgaria, Kosovo, Serbia, the Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Slovakia, Montenegro and Romania....

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