The Romanian supermarket industry is a highly successful market in the retail area. The conception of supermarkets or hypermarkets came to Romania after 1989, and most supermarkets are made up of joint ventures between Romanian and foreign investors. Since 2000, there has been a strong growth in the number of supermarkets in the country, particularly in Bucharest and other main urban areas. Exterior of a typical British supermarket (a Tesco Extra) Exterior of typical North American supermarket (a Safeway) This Flagship Randalls store in Houston, Texas is an example of an upscale supermarket. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... Packaged food aisles of Fred Meyer in Portland, Oregon In commerce, a hypermarket is a superstore which combines a supermarket and a department store. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Status Capital of Romania Mayor Adriean Videanu, since 2005 Area 238 km² Population (2005) 1,924,959[1] Density 8,088 inh/km² Geographical coordinates Web site http://www. ...

Here is a directory of all major supermarket chains operating in Romania:

• Auchan (1 hypermarket)
• Carrefour (7 hypermarkets)
• Cora (3 hypermarkets)
• Kaufland (25 hypermarkets)
• Metro (23 cash and carry stores)
• Real (9 hypermarkets)
• Selgros (16 cash and carry stores)
• Billa (22 hypermarkets)
• Peny Market XXL (5 discount hypermarkets)
• Penny Market (27 supermarkets)
• Spar (1 hypermarket & 8 supermarkets)
• Plus super discount markets (39 discount supermarkets)
• Profi (30 hypermarkets & supermarkets)
• Artima (22 supermarkets)
• Mega Image (18 supermarkets)
• VP Market - Albinuta (9 supermarkets)
• Pic (2 hypermarkets)
• G'market (4 supermarkets)
• miniMAX Discount (4 discount supermarkets)
• Angst (23 supermarkets)
• La Fourmi (11 supermarkets in Bucharest)
• Oncos (18 supermarkets in Cluj-Napoca area)
• Mara (2 supermarkets in Focsani)
• Altex (over 90 stores)
• Flanco (over 100 stores)
• Domo (110 stores)
• Media Galaxy (14 stores)
• Praktiker (17 stores)
• BricoStore (7 stores)
• Mr. Bricolage (1 store)
• Baumax (2 stores)
• Hornbach (1 store under construction)
• Ikea (1 store)
• Mobexpert (33 stores)
• Fidelio Supermarket
• Nic
• Vox Maris

Future entrances of supermarket chains into the Romanian market: Auchan SA is an international retail group and multinational corporation headquartered in Lille, France. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cora is a retail group based in France which owns several supermarket and hypermarket chains internationally. ... Kaufland is a German hypermarket chain part of the same group as Lidl and Handelshof. ... Metro Cash and Carry is a wholesale hypermarket chain operating across Europe. ... Look up real in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Selgros logo Selgros activities Selgros Cash & Carry is a German wholesale hypermarket chain operating across Europe. ... This article is about the company. ... XXL Megadiscount is a discount Romanian supermarket chain owned by Rewe International of Germany, which also operates the Billa brand in Romania. ... This article is about the convenience store. ... VP MARKET is a private Lithuanian company, the operator of the largest retail trade network for the foodstuffs and manufactured goods in the Baltic States. ... Look up pic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Gmarket is a supermarket in Romania that was previously named Gima. ... miniMAX Discount is a supermarket chain operating in Romania. ... La Fourmi (The Ant in French) was one of the first supermarket chains to open in Romania. ... Map of Romania showing Cluj_Napoca Cluj_Napoca (Hungarian: Kolozsvár, German: Klausenburg, Latin: Claudiopolis), the seat of Cluj county, is one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in Romania. ... Mara may mean: // Look up Mara in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Domo-kun ad from NHK Domo-kun is the mascot of Japans NHK television station, appearing in several short stop-motion sketches. ... Praktiker is a German hypermarket chain offering home improvement and do-it-yourself goods. ... A Mr. ... baumax activites bauMax is a Austrian hypermarket chain offering home improvement and do-it-yourself goods. ... Hornbach is a town in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... IKEA is a privately-held, international, low-cost home products retailer that sells modern, utilitarian design furniture, much of which is assembled by the consumer. ... Fidelio Supermarket is a supermarket chain operating in Romania. ... Nic may refer to: In music: Nic Cester, Australian singer, guitarist and songwriter for rock band Jet. ... Vox Maris (Op. ...

• Wal Mart
• Tesco
• Lidl
• Mercator
• Julius Meinl