German retailer Kaufland, part of the Lidl & Schwartz group, invested 6 million euros in a store in Alba-Iulia, the fourth store in the network since the retailer”s entry on the local market last autumn. Kaufland opened its first store in Bucharest, in the Bucur Obor area and then expanded to other provincial towns such as Ramnicu Valcea and Ploiesti. Total investments made by Kaufland in Romania so far top 80 million euros according to its own estimates and, in addition to funds allocated for the four stores, they also include funds allocated for company headquarters and for the main warehouse, located in the Industrial Park in Ploiesti. ZF