1m euro auto supermarket

Augsburg International, a company specialising in import and distribution of car parts, tuning articles and car accessories estimates to see turnover reach 15 million euros in 2003, up 47% from last year, when it amounted to nearly 10.2 million euros. “Nine months through this year we were slightly beyond estimates,” Gina Iordache, Augsburg International general manager said. She added the company had started to develop retail operations besides the wholesale ones it already had this year. “An important step of our retail strategy was the 1 million euro investment in the Supermarket & Quick Service project. Even though this is a first time for Romania, there are very many such projects in Europe at the moment,” Augsburg International’s official specified. The investment is located close to Carrefour Militari, takes up 5,500 sqm and comprises a supermarket (540 sqm), a car repair shop (200 sqm), a car park (2,500 sqm) and car parts and accessories storage (550 sqm). This makes it possible to have the parts bought from Augsburg supermarket installed at the repair shop in the complex right away. ZF