In October Billa opened five new supermarkets, including two in Bucharest (in Cocor and Promenada Malls), one in Piteşti, Râşnov and Cernavodă. Billa is present on the Romanian market since February 1999, when its first supermarket in Bucharest was opened.

The retailer had last year a turnover of 1.26 million lei (EUR 284 million), with 12.3% growth compared to 2011 and a net profit of 3.6 million lei (EUR 820,000), 30% lower.

REWE also owns in Romania the stores Penny Market and XXL Mega Discount. (source: zf.ro)