Romania » Shopping in Bucharest

The Romanian supermarket industry is a highly successful market in the retail area. The conception of supermarkets or hypermarkets came to Romania after 1989, and most supermarkets are made up of joint ventures between Romanian and foreign investors. Since 2000, there has been a strong growth in the number of supermarkets in the country, particularly in Bucharest and other main urban areas. The Bucharest Mall is a modern shopping mall located in Bucharest, Romania, located near the Dudesti and Vacaresti neighbourhoods. 

 

The Bucharest Mall tenants include some 70 stores, including a large supermarket, over 25 restaurants and cafes, a ten-screen cinema multiplex, a bowling alley, a child-care center, a video arcade, a public library, and an exhibition space for young artists. These surround an airy atrium, with escalators running at skewed angles under the warehouse's original translucent dome. A central fountain on the ground floor periodically shoots jets of water four stories up, almost to the dome roof. The parking lot has over 1,000 spaces in a city where a parking lot specific to a commercial building is a novelty.