The first data Carrefour has published about the shopping centres it owns domestically show that Bucharest, still a hot location on the map of hypermarket chain expansion, does not always represent a crowded location for major retailers, compared with other cities. Carrefour hypermarket and the 19-store shopping gallery the French group owns in Brasov annually generate a traffic of 2.96 million visitors, around 300,000 more people than in the shopping centre in Colentina district in Bucharest, with both locations added on the list in the same year, 2004. In Colentina, Carrefour sees a catchment area for the hypermarket of 479,500 inhabitants, while in Brasov, the retailer sees a potential of 447,000 inhabitants overall, reveals a presentation Carrefour Property, the group's real estate unit, has recently published. Moreover, competition seems to be tougher in Brasov, where the French company is fighting over clients with Kaufland and Real, while in Colentina the only direct competitor is Kaufland.
The first data Carrefour has published about the shopping centres it owns domestically show that Bucharest, still a hot location on the map of hypermarket chain expansion, does not always represent a crowded location for major retailers, compared with other cities. Carrefour hypermarket and the 19-store shopping gallery the French group owns in Brasov annually generate a traffic of 2.96 million visitors, around 300,000 more people than in the shopping centre in Colentina district in Bucharest, with both locations added on the list in the same year, 2004. In Colentina, Carrefour sees a catchment area for the hypermarket of 479,500 inhabitants, while in Brasov, the retailer sees a potential of 447,000 inhabitants overall, reveals a presentation Carrefour Property, the group's real estate unit, has recently published. Moreover, competition seems to be tougher in Bras
