List of supermarket chains in Romania

The concept of modern, big and self-service store came to Romania in mid-1990s. Since mid-2000s, there has been a strong growth in the number of supermarkets in the country, particularly in Bucharest and other main urban areas. Almost all supermarkets are owned by multinational companies. This is a list of major retailers in Romania in 2022. ^[1]

Name	Stores	Type	Parent
Carrefour Carrefour Market Carrefour Express Supeco	57 [2] 188 [3] 162 [4] 29 [5]	Hypermarkets Supermarkets Convenience stores Discount supermarkets	Carrefour Group
Auchan MyAuchan	33 7 [6] 392 [7]	Hypermarkets Supermarkets Convenience stores	Auchan Holding (Mulliez Family)
Kaufland	190 [8]	Discount hypermarkets	Schwarz Gruppe
Lidl	377 [9]	Discount supermarkets	Schwarz Gruppe
Penny	423 [10]	Discount supermarkets	REWE Group
Profi Profi City	1,769 [11]	Supermarkets, Convenience stores	Ahold Delhaize
Mega Image Shop&Go Gusturi Românești	955 [12]	Supermarkets Convenience stores Romanian products shops	Ahold Delhaize
Metro	30	Cash & carry stores (only for professionals)	Metro AG
La Doi Pași	2,500+	Minimarkets	Metro AG
Selgros	23 [13]	Cash & carry stores (for natural individuals & professionals)	TransGourmet

See also

• List of supermarket chains

References

1. " "TOP 25 Retaileri: Lidl e lider la încasări, Kaufland la profit, iar La Cocoş la dinamică. Profi trece peste Carrefour Hypermarket; Penny accelerează, iar Mega pierde viteză". Piaţa. 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
2. "Carrefour inaugurează cel de-al 57-lea hipermarket din rețea, la Pitești" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
3. "Carrefour investește în formatul Market: trei noi deschideri în București, Iași și Huși și peste 45 de magazine remodelate în 2022" (in Romanian). 12 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
4. "Retailerul francez Carrefour şi-a extins în 2023 lantul de magazine de proximitate în România, ajungând la 162 de unităţi Express, după 22 de inaugurări în 9 oraşe" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
5. "Carrefour România deschide încă un magazin Supeco la Craiova" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-11-30.
6. "Auchan deschide un nou supermarket de mari dimensiuni în București" (in Romanian). 19 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
7. "Auchan deschide un nou supermarket de mari dimensiuni în București" (in Romanian). 19 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
8. "Kaufland opens its fourth store in Baia Mare" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-02-28.
9. "Lidl Romania inaugurates four new stores in Galați, Ploiești, Câmpina and Bolintin-Vale" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-02-26.
10. "PENNY Romania opens two new stores in Suceava and Roata de Jos" (in Romanian). 25 July 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
11. "Profi opened 10 stores in December 2024" (in Romanian). 20 December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
12. "Mega Image, bilanț cu realizările anului 2022" (in Romanian). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
13. "Selgros a inaugurat un nou concept de magazin la Baia Mare" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-11-30.