Spar International, the Netherlands-based global retailer, has hinted that it may be winding down its hypermarket stores in Romania.

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A Spar spokesperson, which opened its first hypermarket in the Targu Mures region of Romania in 2006, told just-food today (14 January) that there was a “possibility” of the closures.


“There may be a possibility that Spar is closing its hypermarkets,” the spokesperson said, although could not confirm anything further.

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