Hachette doubles press distribution network

Hachette Distribution Services, one of the leading international operators of press and media product stores, intends to open 25 new stores in Romania by the end of this year, with the aim of reaching a network of over 50 stores. The stores will be located, as the already existing ones are, in commercial centres such as Ferria and Euromall, as well as in the shopping galleries of the new Carrefour, Cora Real and Kaufland stores, which are to be opened. “By this we are aiming at consolidating our position in Romania. Investments made by Hachette Distribution Services are intended to create a 100-store network by 2008, under the group”s two brands: Immedio, for galleries and commercial centres, and Relay, for the passenger transit areas, such as the airports in Bucharest and Timisoara, Gara de Nord (the North Railway Station) or the railway station in Focsani,” stated company officials. ZF