JLL has advised Profi in the two largest industrial transactions signed this year

Profi, one of the largest retail chains in Romania, expands its logistic activities by contracting two new projects in Timisoara (58,000 sqm) and Craiova (57,000 sqm), which will be developed and rented out by the Belgian logistics real estate expert WDP. JLL has advised Profi in both transactions, thus continuing the partnership started few years ago, which resulted in 250,000 sqm of logistics spaces contracted in Bucharest, Roman, Cluj, Craiova and Timisoara.

These transactions are the two largest witnessed by the industrial market this year and come in a moment when retailers are focused in streamlining their distribution activities as much as possible by establishing hubs in the main areas of the country to address better and quicker the retail network needs.

With over 1,250 stores in 571 locations and a team of over 20,000 employees, Profi is the retail chain with the largest geographical presence in Romania.

”If Timisoara is already a developed industrial area, the project in Craiova represents the first greenfield logistic investment in the region, like the other Profi centers in Cluj and Roman. We are honored for having assisted Profi on these transactions and at the same time we are glad for finding WDP as partner for the realisation of this project (representing an investment budget of around 70 million euros) that will be leased by Profi , taking into account these unprecedented times”, said Viorel Opaiț, business developer director JLL Romania, who represented Profi.