Vodafone, the second largest mobile phone operator on the Romanian communications market, opened a concept store in the vacant lot previously occupied by Diverta in AFI Cotroceni mall in Bucharest. Situated on the first floor and covering 500 sqm, the new store will offer clients the chance to test a few of the products on display.

Vodafone Romania is a subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc, one of the largest mobile telecommunications in the world, with 406.4 million customers worldwide, at June 30, 2012. Vodafone has equity interests in 30 countries on five continents and over 40 partner networks worldwide.

AFI Palace Cotroceni was developed by AFI Europe, a real estate and infrastructure investor and developer in Central and South Eastern Europe. AFI Europe began operations in the Czech Republic in 1997 as a division of AFI Group, one of the largest investment holdings in Israel.

Ioana Toader, ioana.toader@romania-insider.com