Stores for stores

Those who should have been interested neglected it back in 2006, but the logistics sector came to life in 2007 in Romania and is expected to explode in the next few years – as well as in the other new EU entrant, Bulgaria – fuelled by the boom in retail Matei Roman, Nathan NorthLooking back at the history of the industrial sector in Romania, it is clear that the true beginning of the market was in 2006, and it continued to develop impressively last year. The early part of 2007 was very promising, with the sector evolving considerably in the first half of the year in terms of leases and the delivered phases of many different projects. The second half of the year continued this trend, although at a reduced rate. Delays were a common occurrence due to the imbalance between the large number of new projects and the insufficient number of professional contractors. “This is a sign that the market is in some ways still in its early stages,” says Laurenţiu Cătălin Ha