By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest Romanian hypermarket chain La Cocos has announced the opening of its fourth store, in the central Romanian city of Brasov. The Brasov La Cocos store is the first unit officially announced as part of La Cocos’ expansion plan, which includes the opening of five more units in 2024 and 2025. Romania’s retail market is dominated by foreign players, primarily Lidl and Kaufland. La Cocos’ turnover reached RON1bn (€200mn) last year, behind the RON1.5bn reported by the tenth-largest foreign player — Cora, taken over by Carrefour in 2023 — the previous year. Before opening t…