The French retailer Carrefour is planning to sell its store chain in Romania. The retailer has already hired an investment bank to assess buyer appetite, at a time when it also wants to withdraw from Argentina and Poland, the French press reports. Carrefour entered Romania in 2001, being one of the first modern retailers to put Romania on the map of their businesses. The French group Carrefour has been planning to sell its operations in Central and Eastern Europe, including Romania, since the summer. The discussions were held with great discretion, both with a number of large retailers and with an investment fund, the French press also says. The move comes as the €85 billion-a-year giant tries to find its way in a market that is constantly changing both in terms of consumer behavior and store formats. French group Carrefour, Europe’s largest retailer, announced in July this year that it had reached an agreement to sell its Italian operations to food and beverage producer NewPrinces, Reuters reported. The sale of Carrefour Italy, which operated 1,188 stores but last year recorded operating losses of 67 million euros, will boost Carrefour’s profitability, the French group said in a press release. In 2025, Carrefour Romania operates over 450 stores nationwide, in approximately 113 cities in the country, according to official data and the economic press. In a recent analysis conducted by the financial analysis platform RisCo.ro, the top supermarkets in Romania, based on financial data reported for 2024, was controlled by German retailers Lidl and Kaufland, while Belgium-based Profi ranked third and Carrefour fourth.
Every year, on the third Thursday of November, France celebrates the arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau — the first wine of the harvest, young, fresh, and full of life. This joyful tradition has become a global symbol of conviviality, elegance, and the French art de vivre. In Bucharest, the celebration continues this year with an […]
The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) announced Bucharest’s candidacy to host the Europa League final in 2028 or 2029 at the National Arena, according to the FRF official website. The Europa League final represents a high-profile sporting event on a European scale. Istanbul will host the Europa League final in 2026, followed by Frankfurt in 2027. […]
Three cats from Romania received the top distinctions during the 2025 World Cat Championship held in Bucharest. Wild Forest’s Nordri, an imposing white Norwegian Forest Cat born in Romania, conquered the supreme title of 2025 World Champion, defeating over 750 cats from 35 countries. Nordri’s son, Wild Forest’s Quasar, aged 7 months, was also named […]
A report by the Romanian Court of Accounts, conducted between April and November 2024, which analyzed the organization and functioning of communes and small towns in relation to the population served, shows that, depending on the number of inhabitants, many towns and communes no longer meet the criteria for inclusion in their respective categories. According […]
An association of construction companies from Romania and Bulgaria has won the contract for building the first section of the A8 Târgu Neamț – Iași – Ungheni highway, with a bid of 4.76 billion (EUR 936 million). The contract for the 27-kilometer road can be signed within ten days if no appeals are filed. “The […]
The organizer of the march commemorating 10 years since the Colectiv club fire tragedy, Marian Rădună, was fined RON 3,000 (EUR 600) by the gendarmes because the demonstration exceeded 11:00 PM, the time set in the authorization. Approximately 200 people participated on Thursday, October 30, in the march commemorating 10 years since the tragedy at […]
