CloudCart, the professional eCommerce-as-a-service platform, launches in Romania. The company offers easy-to-use software to automate the creation of online stores, as well as a complete ecosystem of partnerships, tools and support services dedicated to each market to cover all the day-to-day operational needs of online merchants. Initially launched in the Bulgarian market and rapidly expanding regionally, the company currently has […]

The number of stores allowing customers to scan items as they shop grew by nearly a quarter globally last year, and is expected to triple by 2028. 57,000 stores offering mobile self-scanning Retailers are increasingly investing in mobile self-scanning technology, with an additional 11,500 stores offering the service in 2022. According to Mobile Self-Scanning and Checkout-Free 2023, a brand new […]

Against the backdrop of high inflation, 75% of online retailers in Romania have as their main business objective the expansion of their product ranges, to meet consumer needs, satisfy customers’ desire for diversity, and increase sales, according to an analysis conducted by Limitless Agency, one of the largest digital marketing agencies in the local market. At the same time, to […]

Color Smart, the sole importer and distributor in Romania and Moldova of premium and premium plus brands Novacolor, Color Smart, and Pittsburgh Paints, announces investments of over 800,000 euros in a new business line. On June 8th, the company will officially launch its own premium paint brand in Romania. The investment in initial stock amounted to approximately 500,000 euros, a […]

Romanians make more than 32 million visits to the mall every month, according to the latest data collected by Brand Management, the leader of the Romanian indoor communication market and the first profile company with national coverage. Of these, almost 30% are in Bucharest. “Going to the mall is a social behavior in our country. After the pandemic, people returned […]

In 2023, retailers expect a 10% increase in sales of products or services compared to last year, as artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies will be used more intensively to attract customers and promote brands, shows an analysis made by White Image, the largest email marketing agency in Romania. At the same time, the company emphasizes that retailers are preparing […]

VTEX (NYSE: VTEX), the global enterprise digital commerce platform for premier brands and retailers, has launched its new retail profitability research paper, “Three Investments to Drive Ecommerce Growth”, at NRF 2023, a retail event in New York. The research, powered by VTEX partner AWS, highlights important investment opportunities for retailers looking to earn profitable growth, despite the economic headwinds ahead. […]

The amount of imported goods increases by 20% for winter holidays compared to other periods, the main products brought to Romania being Christmas trees, clothes, sweets, and specific Christmas decorations. Thus, 50,000 tons of goods enter the country per week for brick-and-mortar stores or online shops, according to DSV Road, one of the largest transport service companies in Romania and […]

In December, one of the most effervescent shopping periods of the year, retailers will see a decrease of between 5% and 20% in the number of products sold compared to the same month last year, but they will have higher revenues by about 5% in the context of high inflation, shows an analysis carried out by White Image, the largest […]

Romanian retailers expect an increase in sales between 60% and 200% on Black Friday 2022, compared to a period without discounts, from promotional campaigns sent by email and SMS, according to data from White Image, the largest email marketing company on the local market. According to White Image, the most active companies on Black Friday are from the fields of […]

2021 saw another record year of self-checkout shipments, with 200,000 units delivered worldwide Vibrant market sees new entrants Shipments of self-checkout units increased by 11% last year, according to Global EPOS and Self-Checkout 2022, a new study by strategic research and consulting firm RBR. Alongside sustained demand for self-checkout in the grocery sector, an increasingly wide range of retailers are […]

Zacaria Group, the largest developer of logistics spaces in Sibiu, will open a retail park in Cisnădie, Sibiu, next year following an investment of more than 11 million euros. Zacaria Retail Park Cisnădie will occupy a leasable area of 9,000 square meters and an attractive mix of tenants secured through an exclusive leasing partnership with CBRE Romania, the market leader […]