Romanian DIY market – The most important news from September 2022

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HORNBACH

HORNBACH, one of the main local retailers of construction and gardening materials, expanded on the Romanian market and opened the ninth store in Constanta.

Brico Dépôt 

Brico Dépôt Romania and BricoDépôt Foundation reached the third edition of the campaign „Good houses change lives” and started the registration for a new financing with a total budget of 250.000 lei, at which Brico Dépôt adds donations of products from its stores in a total value of 25.000 lei.

In Romania, Brico Dépôt’s sales increased in the first semester with 8,9% in comparable terms than in the same period last year and with over 43% than in the last 3 years, consolidating the positive evolution of the company in the last years.

Leroy Merlin

Leroy Merlin, retailer specialized in constructions, decorations and gardening, will open a new store in AFI Arad commercial center, in the second semester of next year.

Agroland

Agroland Agribusiness, Romanian entrepreneurial business, part of Agroland group, specialized in selling inputs for agriculture, reported sales from exploitation of 25.9 millions lei in the first semester of 2022, an increase with 87% than in the same period last year, EBITDA of 2 millions lei, an appreciation of 108% and a net profit of 1.2 millions lei, an increase with 53% than in the first semester of 2021.

Mobexpert

Mobexpert opened a new Concept Store in Baia Mare with furniture and decorations for home.

Kärcher

Kärcher, world leader in cleaning technology, opened its new headquarters in Bucharest, after an investment of 11,5 millions euro of the German group in Romania.

Knauf Insulation

 Cushman & Wakefield Echinox

Between 2020 and S1 2022, were finished transactions with lands designed to future real estate investments with a total value of 720 millions euro in Bucharest, an almost double level than the five semesters prior to this period (S2 2017 -2019), a fact that demonstrates the appetite of real estate developers for realizing new projects even in the context of a sanitary crisis and a powerful inflationary pressure, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.

CTP

CTP, the biggest developer and administrator of industrial and logistics spaces in Continental Europe, obtained the first  BREEAM Outstanding from its portfolio in Romania, for the Clubhaus multifunctional space, part of CTPark Bucharest West.

The Art of Real Estate

The Professional Association of Real Estate Agents in Romania – APAIR and the real estate platform IMOPEDIA.ro organized The Art of Real Estate, one of the most important real estate events that ever took place in Romania.

Reveal Marketing Research

Reveal Marketing Research, in collaboration with Coca-Cola HBC, Environ, HeidelbergCement Romania, La Fantana, Leroy Merlin, Raiffeisen Bank, TRANSAVIA and Xella, made a representative study at national level to understand how Romanians define the „green” concept and to measure their sustainable behaviors.

Reveal Marketing Research developed a study at national level to find how Romanians manage the quick increasing of costs of house maintenance.

IBC Focus

The volatility of the prices from construction materials market, the deficit of qualified personnel in the domain and the increase of the prices for energy resources are the three biggest problems faced by the big builders in Romania, showed IBC Focus.

Imobiliarium

According to Imobiliarium, the biggest digital event dedicated to residential market, the residential client modified its acquiring behavior after the pandemic, becoming more educated and selective in he last year.