Profi
For the computer, see Profi (computer).
| Proximity store | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Timisoara, Romania, formerly Belgium |
| Products | Food and non-food |
| Slogan | "Mai ieftin, mai bun, mai aproape" / “Cheaper, Better, Closer” |
| Website | www.profi.ro |
Profi is the second largest retail network in Romania, with 367 proximity stores in all the counties late in 2015, and plans to grow further at a rate of approximately 100 stores per year. It operates units in the Standard, City and Loco formats to best meet city and countryside circumstances alike and sell a range of more than 5000 quality products, both food and non-food.
Initially a discount supermarket owned by Louis Delhaize Group, it grew into a network spreading to several countries in Europe. The 67 supermarkets operated in Romania were bought in 2009 and further developed by Polish Enterprise Fund VI (PEF VI), a private equity fund administered by Enterprise Investors (EI).
Onetime Profi supermarkets can be found in:
Proximity store PROFI in residential area of Lupeni, a mining locality in Central Romania.
PROXI store in industrial town of Cugir, Romania
| Country | Number of supermarkets |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (all Belgian stores were rebranded as Smatch Supermarket) | 61 |
 Hungary (many Hungarian stores were rebranded as Aldi, Penny Market, Coop and CBA), some of them have been closed | 73 |
 Luxembourg (all Luxembourgish stores were rebranded as Smatch Supermarket) | 14 |
 Romania (all Romanian stores were bought by Polish Enterprise Fund VI and kept under PROFI brand) | 367 (in 2015) |
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