Sales by the DIY retailers in Romania registered a considerable growth in 2019. Centralized data of the local Financial Newspaper shows that the 10 largest do-it-yourself retail and construction material distribution businesses in Romania posted 14.6 billion LEI sales in 2019, an increase of 15% compared to 2018.

Around 60% of the overall sales with DIY products are attributed to the modern ranged DIY retailers, while the remaining 40% are attibuted to independent stores and the traditional trade.

Construction material retail and distribution in Romania is an industry of about EUR 4 billion. The market continues to expand, during the first half of 2020 the market being driven mostly by the people working from home due to the pandemic situation. According to a study conducted by iSense Solutions, 40% of the Romanian people from urban areas completed renovation works and DIY projects in the last six months.