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[Realek]

Tomorrow the first Tus Supermarket will be opened in Stip

Here are some insider pics taken by build member UrbanFreak:

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[new bulgaria]

Vero is finally getting some competition.

[CrazySerb]

Slovenes are everywhere

[dewrob]

Originally Posted by new bulgaria

Vero is finally getting some competition.

U mean Tinex will finally get some competition. Tinex has twice the markets Vero has and a much larger market share. I dislike their markets but the stats are pretty clear. Plus they are modernizing rapidly lately and I'm starting to like them. Plus they are domestic which gives them a (big) bonus at least for me .

And they have two new projects in Skopje,

One being U/C (it should be finished by September)


And one getting ready for construction soon

[dewrob]

BTW there is one more Tus supermarket U/C already, in Kumanovo. 5 more should kick off the construction by the end of the year. Here is the model for their supermarkets.



They also have pending hypermarket and mall projects.

[mojaBL]

I like tinex building.
Didn´t they have green-red combination?

[dewrob]

Originally Posted by mojaBL

I like tinex building.
Didn´t they have green-red combination?

I think they are doing some re-branding they have been changing lots of things visually lately but I still can't find a common pattern. Nevertheless they improve very fast which is a big change for them. In the past they seemed like they don't care.

[dewrob]

a shot I found from today's opening of the first Tus market

[Realek]

Dewrob, where is the second Tinex market you mention (the one on the renderings) supposed to be built?

[new bulgaria]

Interesting. I didn't even know Tinex existed. Either way: Vero, Tus or Tinex, the more competition, the better for the Macedonian consumer.

I still can't get over the fact that Metro has 3 stores in Moldova and none in Macedonia. They'd better rethink their strategy.

[dewrob]

Originally Posted by Realek

Dewrob, where is the second Tinex market you mention (the one on the renderings) supposed to be built?

They recently had a public call for construction companies to give in offers. It will be placed somewhere on Prvomajska (I reckon somewhere in the Cementara stretch).

[dewrob]

Originally Posted by new bulgaria

Interesting. I didn't even know Tinex existed. Either way: Vero, Tus or Tinex, the more competition, the better for the Macedonian consumer.

I still can't get over the fact that Metro has 3 stores in Moldova and none in Macedonia. They'd better rethink their strategy.

Tinex was negotiating with Delta to get taken over but the negotiations failed than (this was one year ago). Ever since then they seem much more serious in conducting business. I presume they are eventually going to get taken over in the near future, they are just pumping up their value meanwhile.

And it's beyond me why Metro (and others) are screwing around. Seriously each market that gets opened is swamped with people and it operates well. The Tus opening in Stip was just crazy.

Mercator is the biggest enigma. They went in so aggressively, they bough great plots of land and suddenly everything stalled.

[dewrob]

BULGARIA: Doverie Brico to Expand Mr.Bricolage DIY Franchise Across Region
26.03.2008 Bulgaria | Corporate
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Bulgarian company Doverie Brico said it is about to finalise talks with French DIY retailer Mr.Bricolage to add to its current franchise area, which includes Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia, also Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Kosovo.

Doverie Brico currently operates 10 outlets in Bulgaria and is developing projects in Serbia and Macedonia.

The company wants to put to use its experience in growing the brand in Bulgaria as it eyes underdeveloped markets elsewhere in the region, said executive director Andrei Evtimov. 'In Bulgaria, we invested in good location at a time when the market was only starting to take shape and now these investments are paying off,' said Evtimov.

The company plans to open at least one, possibly two stores in Serbia and at least one location in Macedonia by the end of 2009.

Mr.Bricolage's main competition on the Bulgaria market is German counterpart Praktiker.

Austrian home improvement retailer bauMax is poised to join the enter the market this year.

Source: Dnevnik a.m.

http://www.seeurope.net/?q=node/15071

[new bulgaria]

Doverie Brico is taking is time. It seems to be more concerned with the increased competition on the Bulgarian market right now. After the launch of Baumax's two stores and Praktiker's constant expansion, Doverie Brico sees a run for its money. It plans to open additional 3 stores in Bulgarian and, I know, that it has had plans to open two stores in Serbia for a while now. When you go to www.mr-bricolage.fr, they tell you on the website that the chain will enter the Serbian market very soon. I am unaware of Brico's plans about Macedonia. I think that the MK market can accomodate about 5 Mr. Bricolage stores.

[dewrob]

Originally Posted by new bulgaria

Doverie Brico is taking is time. It seems to be more concerned with the increased competition on the Bulgarian market right now. After the launch of Baumax's two stores and Praktiker's constant expansion, Doverie Brico sees a run for its money. It plans to open additional 3 stores in Bulgarian and, I know, that it has had plans to open two stores in Serbia for a while now. When you go to www.mr-bricolage.fr, they tell you on the website that the chain will enter the Serbian market very soon. I am unaware of Brico's plans about Macedonia. I think that the MK market can accomodate about 5 Mr. Bricolage stores.

so are U skeptical about this news? It's a brand new thing for me, I was looking for something else and I stumbled upon this (mostly Bulgarian sources). Macedonian media didn't relay any of this info here.

[new bulgaria]

Originally Posted by dewrob

so are U skeptical about this news? It's a brand new thing for me, I was looking for something else and I stumbled upon this (mostly Bulgarian sources). Macedonian media didn't relay any of this info here.

I am skeptical about the short run, but not about the long run. I think that their priorities are as follows: 1. Grow in Bulgaria to stave off burgeoning competition 2. Enter the Serbian market (Belgrade) and make easy bucks quickly. 3.Enter the Macedonian market.

In Bulgaria Brico cooperates with the Bulgarian American Enterprise Fund. The Fund builds and owns the real estate, Brico rents it. If they find a reliable partner in MK, I am sure, Brico will put MK high on its priority list.

[new bulgaria]

Let's not forget that more and more Bulgarian companies are setting up shops in MK. Handy already has about 10 stores and partners with VIP. 2be has 6 or 7 stores that opened in the last couple of months. Technomarket is there, although its still some kind of a cooperation between the Bulgarian retailer and a local entrepraneur.

[bgrs]

Maybe if they decide to lower the prices (ridiculously high as compared to Praktiker), they would be more competitive here. The only good thing about them is the garden equipment. Unlike their ads, the personnel is not at all so cooperative...the don't sell aquarium equipment anymore, I used to stare at the big aquariums there However, now they sell lots of those F*CKING feng-shui books and that's really terrible. The only thing I'm gonna buy from them is the table and chairs for my new balcony. And all their stores have inadequate parking space.

[Realek]

Feng shui

I wouldn't buy anything from a store that sells feng shui books

[Turnovec]

The only aspect i find Bricolage better than Praktiker is that they have a lot bigger asortiment of decorative plants in their garden department, and they keep them in a lot better condition too. The garden equipment and machines are the same if not less as in the competition. In every other aspect i think Praktiker wins decisevely ... btw , they don't sell aquarium equipment anymore in Praktiker too at least in the one in VT.