Retailer Bacanalia said it was opening this month its second store in the Bucharest metropolitan area, in Balote\u0219ti, in Ilfov county. This follows the opening of its first store in the capital, in Auchan Cr\u00e2nga\u0219i. Both stores operate as franchises.<\/p>\n
The first Bacanalia store opened in October 2023 in Cluj-Napoca as \u201cthe missing link between proximity stores and hypermarkets.\u201d It retails a range of unpackaged products, various preserves, and spices.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe focus is on simple, clean products, delivered from short chains, and a direct relations with Romanian producers that don\u2019t have access to large retail chains,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n
The retailer\u2019s strategy is to develop its own stores in the region of Transylvania and expand in a franchise system in the rest of the country.<\/p>\n
Its current network covers seven own stores in Cluj-Napoca, Turda, and Baia Mare, and the two franchise stores in the area of Bucharest. Next, it plans to expand to Ia\u0219i, in northeastern Romania.<\/p>\n
The shareholders of Bacanalia are Marius Alexe (40%), GM Lucian Na\u0219 (35%), operational director Andreea Moldovan (20%), and Georgian Horumb\u0103 (5%).<\/p>\n
Last year, Bacanalia had a turnover of approximately EUR 800,000 and a net profit of EUR 18,000, the company said. It employed 13 people.<\/p>\n