Carrefour sets expansion priorities

The French Carrefour Group has made Timisoara, Constanta and Cluj its priorities for expansion on the Romanian market. After a better than expected customer response since the opening of the hypermarket in Brasov last month, Carrefour will next year arrive in two more cities in the southern and eastern part of the country: Ploiesti and Galati. “The hypermarket in Brasov (opened October 21) is going very well, beyond our expectations. After Bucharest, we now have proof that the cities in the rest of the country have potential,” believes Francois Oliver, Carrefour Romania’s general manager. He says the company is targeting cities across the country with more than 300,000 inhabitants. “Timisoara, Constanta, Cluj are Carrefour’s priorities for opening new hypermarkets,” added Oliver. ZF