BIPA, the drugstore brand of the German group REWE, officially entered the Romanian market by opening its first store, located in Mega Mall Bucharest.

The first BIPA store in Romania of the Austrian brand has an area of ​​approximately 370 square meters and is served by a team of 14 employees.

After the opening of the store in Mega Mall Bucharest, BIPA aims to continue expanding on the local market. Starting with 2026, the company plans to open between 20 and 25 stores per year, Romania becoming the third country in the brand’s international expansion strategy, after Austria and Croatia.

With 45 years of experience in drugstore retail, BIPA is today the drugstore market leader in Austria and a leading player in Croatia.

Square 7, part of M Core, is opening a new retail park in Bucharest. The works are in full swing, and some stores are already stocked. The retail park was built on a 3.2-hectare plot of land, acquired in April 2025, and is the group’s first project build from scratch in the capital.

M Park Titan  has approximately 8,500 sqm of built space, and confirmed tenants include: Animax, BeFit Gym, Deichmann, dm drogerie markt, Dr. Max, Esenţa Plant, Flanco, JYSK, KFC, Las Vegas Games, Mesopotamia, Pepco, Sinsay, Tedi and Worldbox.

Initially, the opening was scheduled for December 2025. M Core is a group of real estate investment and management companies, which includes LCP, Sheet Anchor, Proudreed and Sheet Anchor Evolve.

Source: economica.net

The Finnish fast-food restaurant chain Hesburger has opened a new unit within Cosmopolis Plaza, following an investment of EUR 1 million. The new restaurant occupies 223 square meters and has a total seating capacity of 62 seats, of which 30 are indoors and 32 on the terrace.

The unit joins the tenant mix at Cosmopolis Plaza, a retail park opened in 2023 by developer Opus Land Development. Covering 20,000 square meters, the shopping center brings together more than 70 retailers, including major retailers such as Carrefour, Lidl, C&A, Pepco, Sinsay, Jysk, Noriel, CCC, Spartan, Domino’s Pizza and 5 to Go. World Class also operates the largest fitness club in the north of Bucharest.

The residential development has so far attracted investments in excess of EUR 455 million and is home to a community of more than 17,000 residents. The developer estimates that by 2035, the project will integrate more than 12,000 homes and a community of about 35,000 people.

Family Market Tomești, a project developed by IULIUS Company, has obtained the building permit, marking an essential step in the development of the new convenience retail concept dedicated to the local community. The EUR 28 million investment will include a leasable area upwards of 13,000 sqm, featuring a customized mix of facilities, services and diverse brands, more than 10,000 sqm of green spaces, leisure facilities and outdoor activities, approximately 450 parking spaces, as well as new pedestrian connections and access points following investments geared towards remodeling the infrastructure in the area. The estimated completion term for this project is the last quarter of 2026.

The project will be anchored by Kaufland hypermarket, the sports area will feature a Stay Fit Gym location, and the tenant mix will be complemented by a Pepco store. Furthermore, Dr. Max will open a drugstore, Agroland will offer a diverse range of gardening and pet shop products, and Mado will open a restaurant here. The project will also integrate local entrepreneurs: Happy & Hop will launch a concept location for children, Kosarom will open a Fine Store type location, and Teo’s Café, Flower Boutique and the Atipic salon will also open locations here, alongside a Praxis medical testing laboratory and an Xpress convenience store. The list will also be complemented by other retailers and various facilities.

“Obtaining the building permit marks an important step for Family Market Tomești, which sets out to become a landmark for the eastern area of Iași City. The project will address a trade area comprising approximately 55,000 people, as estimated within a 10 minutes driving radius and including nearby towns, and it will support local economic development and create new jobs. We also believe that Family Market Tomești will become an attraction for residents from the Republic of Moldova, who frequently transit through this area when traveling to Iași. The construction works are already underway and the project is estimated to be completed in the last quarter of this year,” said Radu Pârlea, Family Market Shopping Center Manager.

Clothing retailer Jack &Jones will soon open its first store in Romania, in Promenada Mall in Sibiu. Currently, the company is hiring sales representatives for this location.

The Jack &Jones network has over 600 stores in Europe, as follows: 292 stores in Germany, 112 stores in Spain, 88 stores in France, 50 units in the Netherlands, 39 stores in Belgium, 37 stores in Denmark.

The Jack & Jones brand is operated by the Bestseller company, founded by the Povlsen family in Denmark in 1975. Bestseller also owns the brands Only, Only & Sons, Vero Moda, Selected, Vila, Noisy May, the children’s clothing brand Lil’Atelier and Mamalicios.

Source: economica.net