Romanian Grocery Retail – For all our readers abroad, these are the most important news from Romanian Grocery Retail Market, in October 2019, provided by retail-FMCG.ro, the most read B2B publication in online, in Romania, from retail & FMCG niche.
On 10th of October took place the second edition of the Conference EXPO SHOP – Future Retail Solutions 2019, dedicated to the services, solutions and equipment for retail in C1 pavilion in ROMEXPO. During the Conference we made live publishing (live text).
Retail
Out of concern for environment, from the 1st of October, Kaufland Romania introduced in stores compostable biodegradable bags at fruits and vegetables districts, showcase with assisted service, products that are sold in bulk and bread district.
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The retailer will open on 14th of November a store in Promenada Sibiu, a NEPI Rockcastle project, the leader of real estate investment in Central and Eastern Europe , situated in Central Station zone, on Lector street, no. 1-3A.
Supeco, a new supermarket concept with local products and low prices, belonging to the retailer Carrefour, has opened the first smaller store, Supeco Express, in Bucharest. This is the second Supeco supermarket in Bucharest. With this new opening, the national network Supeco reaches 20 stores in Romania.
Lidl continued the investment in Romania by opening four stores: Resita, Galați, Craiova and Selimbar. With a score of 99,1 %, Lidl obtained BREEAM Outstanding certification for the store from Bucharest, Str. Căpitan Aviator Alexandru Șerbănescu, No. 58A.
Carrefour Romania continued the program „We put price on the plastic” and launched the Payment with the PET in 6 cities in the country. The retailer launched Green Sunday and proposed to Romanians a new tradition on Sundays> a responsible consume of resources, based on reduction, reusing and recycling.
On the occasion of the event „Your Business Day”, METRO supported 15.500 businesses in Romania to be closer to their clients with special offers and novel events. The retailer, in collaboration with Microgreens Romania, brought in METRO Baneasa store, the first intelligent microgreenhouse for ecologic increase of aromatic plants, in order to put at the disposition of HoReCa clients fresh ingredients.
Cupio, one of the most representative brands on the market of professional products for manicure, make-up and personal care, opened the 13th store in Bucovina. Also it opened a store in Cluj-Napoca.
All of the 33rd Auchan hypermarkets in Romania will include collection point of used food oil from the clients, to be recycled and used in biofuel production.
Marius Vacalau was named CEO Lagardère Travel Retail Romania starting with 1st of November 2019.
Starting from a solid base, with raising financial results each year, and with the attention turned in a constantly mode to transparent communication and responsibility for people, animals and environment, Penny Market announced for the first time the amount invested in sustainability projects: 7,5 millions euro.
FMCG
From this summer, Ana-Maria Duduleanu took over the position of Head of Marketing for Nutricia Romania, the specialised division for food of Danone.
Herbamare, probably the only salt with herbs that contains totally fresh and natural spices, mixed with sea salt and seaweed, is „a spice and a foodstuff, a delight for mouth and a treatment for body”, as its creator Alfred Vogel said.
From this autumn, the yogurts from Danone range will wear on the packages the stories of some households that produced milk for the factory in Bucharest.
UNITED ROMANIAN BREWERIES BEREPROD (URBB) extended its portfolio in Romania, bringing #șiaici the new non-alcoholic beer Carlsberg 0,0%, a super premium product, with a balanced malt taste, slightly bitter, with a distinctly and pleasant taste of hop and a reduced contain of calories – 15 kcal/100ml. United Romanian Breweries Bereprod (URBB) registered an increased rate in volume with 15% at the level of the entire portfolio of premium and super premium beers, in January-June 2019, comparatively with the same period of last year.
DONCAFÉ Romania, part of Strauss Group, gets also this year a new important recognition in industry – Golden Medal for exceptional quality of the products, accorded by Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft (DLG).
Present on the market for 27 years, the processing company of meat Saltempo from Galati, with 100% Romanian shareholding, also targets the extension to other networking from modern retail in Romania, especially with the new range of raw-dried products Saltempo Delights from Traditions, products that combine classic Romanian native recipes and European recipes.
HEIDI Chocolat opened its first chocolate pop-up shop in Bucharest, near Romanian Athenee.
The market share of the local companies that activates in agriculture district will raise with almost half billion of euros in 2019, placing agriculture through strategic districts of Romanian economy, according to the estimations of KeysFin specialists.
PepsiCo relaunched KRAX brand, under STAR brand, through an ample and integrated communication campaign, developed at national level, with the slogan „STAR KRAX SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE”.
PARSA Beauty, european leader and the most appreciated German label of make-up accessories, accessories for hair and products for personal care, relaunched its range of products in a new look.
Pilsner Urquell, the first pilsner blonde beer in the world, celebrates in October 177 years of existence, and with this occasion we realised and interview with Georgiana Bercu, Brand Manager Pilsner Urquell, Ursus Breweries.
Hochland launched „Cheese Pearls”, a healthy and easy snack, for everyday breaks and launched, with Reaveal marketing Research, a study about Romanians preferences in snacks.
The coffee producer Tchibo celebrates this year 70 years of activity.
E-commerce
eMAG continues the international extension with the approval of the merge with Extreme Digital by Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH), that set that, on the market for electro-IT products, districts of e-commerce and commerce through traditional stores is a unitary market, and the merge does not reduce the competition.
GPeC Summit, the e-commerce and Digital Marketing event of the autumn, beside the iSense Solutions partners, launched the first results of the annual study about the e-commerce market „Electronic commerce on Romania’s market”.
Services
The partnership between Samsung and Iulius Town Timisoara supposed the installation in the mixed ensemble of the biggest LED Samsung screen on the exterior in the South-East of Europe.
In the context of 20 years anniversary, the Romanian Council for Advertisement made public the first details Marca Etica RAC, a visa that, once used in an audiovisual commercial communication, certifies that the brand realises an ethical communication from the point of view of the Practical Code in the RAC Commercial Communication and respects CNA legislation.
The Competition Council launched Food price monitoring, the online platform that permits consumers to find the prices practiced by the main retailers of FMCG.
NETOPIA Payments, the biggest processor of electronic payments in Romania, brokered in September this year over 1 million online transactions by card, increasing with 44% comparatively with the same month of last year, while the total value of these increased with almost 15%.
Between 9 and 11 of October 2019, at Romexpo, at Expo Shop, event dedicated to the activities of retail and technologic news in domain, were presented solutions for retail of present and future.
Impact Hub Bucharest and EFSE Entrepreneurship Academy launched a program – Food & Agri Tech Challenge – of pre-acceleration dedicated to those who can propose technologic solutions that will change the food and agriculture industry.
Analysis
Gross salaries in the private companies raised in average with 9,4% this year, according to the salary study PayWell 2019 realised by PwC Romania.
The number of the insolvencies in retail from august was bigger with 10 times than in January, according to Sierra Quadrant.
In September 2019, in grocery retail in Romania were opened 38 stores, in this account entering just the stores opened and officially released by the retailers.
Studies
The europeans have an average amount of 14.739 euro per person available for costs and economies in 2019.
Events
The Inter Conecter company from Timisoara continued the tradition of the days dedicated to chocolate through the event Premium Chocolate Day, developed on 25th of september 2019 at World Trade Center Bucharest, where were presented and tasted ones of the most famous chocolate brands and premium specialities.
Fresh Veg Producers and eMAG Marketplace was partner of the conference EXPO SHOP – Future Retail Solutions 2019, dedicated to services for retail, that took place on 10th of october 2019.
On 25th of September 2019, took place the event „What’s in Z for me – Generation Z and the Culture of a Future Organisation”, organised by Human Synergistics Romania and representatives of Human Synergistics International, the most important global player in organisation culture.
Govnet Conferences organised on 17th of October 2019 the sixth edition of Romanian Retail Real Estate Forum 2019 at InterContinental Bucharest Hotel, an event dedicated to the retail real estate market.
On 8th of October, in Sofia, in a launching event, was founded the alliance of the 7 communication agencies in South-Eastern Europe, in order to integrate the communication solutions in the region.
At the conference „Food waste in Romania and the role of Food Banks”, the Association Bank for Collection and Distribution of Food brought at the same table for discussions partners of the Food Bank network, as Lidl, METRO or Penny Market, representatives of the public institutions, experts in food waste and specialists from NGOs.
Frank Wagner – CEO Lidl Romania, Roland Ruffing – CEO METRO Romania, László Borbély – the Coordinator Department for Sustainable Development from near Romanian Govern, but also representatives from other authorities met on 24th of October 2019 at „Food waste in Romania and the role of Food Banks” conference, organised by Association Bank for Collection and Distribution of Food.
From wednesday, 30th of October, to Sunday 3rd of November 2019, took place Pack Show 2019, the only packaging exhibit in Romania.
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