Carrefour has signed a franchise agreement with Romanian supermarket operator Gulliver, which has seen the opening of two stores in the country under the retail giant’s Express banner.

The French retailer has a target of opening 27 Express stores in Romania through the franchise contract. It operates three store formats in the country, with a total of 119 stores Carrefour hypermarkets, Market supermarkets and Express outlets.

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Gulliver operates nine stores in Bucharest, all of which will eventually go under the Express banner.

In August last year, Carrefour expanded its store network in Romania through a deal with retailer Aliment Murfatlar. The agreement was for the lease of six stores located in Constanta, on the country’s Black Sea coast.

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