Office supplies provider Vector invested EUR 100,000 in the fifth Autograf store, which was opened in the Sun Plaza mall in Bucharest.

The new store covers 135 sqm at the mall's +1 level and was arranged by MATIUS, the first studio of retail architecture in Romania. The store's offer includes brands such as Penac, Diplomat, Faber-Castel, Staedler, Leitz, Alpino, Carioca, Nikidom, and Zipit.

The other four Autograf stores are located in AFI Palace Cotroceni, Promenada Mall, and Mega Mall in Bucharest, and Palas shopping center in Iasi.

Vector registered a turnover of EUR 5.4 million in 2016, which represented a 20% increase over the previous year, and a net profit of some EUR 320,000, up 200% year-on-year. The company also increased the number of clients by 23% in 2016.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com