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Starting from Bacau the the the brothers Paval originally mathematicians developed the the largest domestic retail DIY business Dedeman founders built an an empire risking investing where international retailers did not even consider: in in in in in in areas with low purchasing power Businesses started out from Moldova an area that the the mammoths of of the the industry avoided promoting a a a a a network of of stores with lower prices than the market average Slowly-slowly Dedeman has become a a a a a a a a a real competitor for the market leaders Praktiker and Bricostore Today Dedeman has over
over
3 000 employees and a a a a a a yearly turnover
of of of hundreds of of of millions of of of euros Dragos Paval the founder of of of Dedeman worked after graduation as a a a a a a a computer scientist at a a a a a a a company in in Bacau Several years after he he he started his his own business he he he was joined by his his brother Adrian also
a a a a a a a a a a mathematics graduate Creative they started buying land and and and arranging spaces to initially allow furniture sale and and later on interior design products By risking and thinking ahead the the the Paval brothers brought the the the the family business at the the the the holding level Today their names are are linked to Pavle Holding a a a a a a a a a company with a a a a a a a a a share capital of one billion euros to to businesses on on on on on the the the auto market market the the the energy market market and the the the construction of of of office spaces The founder of of of of of Dedeman explains part of of of the the recipe of of of success: "I dedicate myself to to the the company from 8am to to 9-10pm every day " Photo Agerpres