Retail market and FMCG sector in Poland

Russian footwear chain to enter Poland

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The founder of the Eldorado electronics retailer, Igor Yakovlev, is to invest approximately $150m in launching of a new network of shoe stores under the name of Kari. The announced ...

Oxeo.pl B2B group shopping site launched

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Oxeo.pl, an online group shopping service designated exclusively for companies and businesses, has been launched. It is the third B2B only group shopping site in Poland after b2bdeal.pl ...

Just one in three Poles pays by card

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Despite a large and constantly growing number of payment cards issued, cash remains the most popular form of payment in Poland, a recent study by PMR Research has found. Sixty-two ...

Bankruptcies in retail up 84% in 2011

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

There were 46 bankruptcies in the retail trade sector in Poland in 2011, up from 25 in 2010 and 30 in 2009, according to Coface, a trade receivables management company. Meanwhile, 115 ...

Eurocash to develop cosmetics retail business

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Eurocash will develop the cosmetics retail business that it recently took over from Emperia Holding along with Tradis, according to Eurocash CEO Luis Amaral. Eurocash has not had ...

Pektowin acquired by Naturex

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

French food additive producer Naturex acquired Zaklady Przemyslu Owocowo-Warzywnego Pektowin, a Polish pectin and juice concentrate producer, from Agencja Rozwoju Przemyslu for an undisclosed amount. ...

Hygienika wants PLN 100-200m in revenues in 2014

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Hygienika, a producer of baby diapers and hygienic products for women, wants to generate revenues of PLN 100-200m (€22.5-45.1m) by 2014 with net profitability of about 10%, ...

Chinska Patelnia launches franchise programme

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Chinska Patelnia, a restaurant chain specialising in Chinese noodles, launched a franchise programme through which it wants to expand its operations beyond Bydgoszcz, where all ...

Jakubiak launching pub chain

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Marek Jakubiak, owner of the Browar Ciechan and Lwowek Slaski regional breweries, is launching a pub chain named Pub Ciechan. The first establishment opened this month in the basement ...

Poznan and Wroclaw - the most saturated cities in terms of retail space

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Poznan and Wroclaw are the most saturated cities in Poland in terms of retail space with 480 m² per 1,000 inhabitants each, according to CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). Currently, Wroclaw ...

Allegro to acquire Agito

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Grupa Allegro, the owner of the Allegro.pl online auction site, is to acquire a 90% stake in Agito, the owner of Agito.pl, one of the largest internet stores in Poland. Allegro submitted ...

McKinlay to build 10 retail parks in five years

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

McKinlay Development plans to build 10 retail parks in Poland under the Multi Shop banner over the next five years. They will have a total leasable area of over 200,000 m² and the ...

Russian Standard wants to manage CEDC

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Russian Standard, a Russian premium vodka producer and distributor that recently acquired 9.9% of shares in vodka producer CEDC and became its largest shareholder, is interested ...

Gino Rossi revises down financial forecasts

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Listed clothing and footwear group Gino Rossi has revised down its financial forecasts for 2011 and 2012. In 2011, the company expects revenues of PLN 185m (€41.2m) and a PLN ...

Bracia Urbanek: sales increasing by over 20%

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Processed fruit and vegetable producer Bracia Urbanek has seen domestic as well as export sales increase by over 20% in 2011, according to co-owner Jacek Urbanek, cited by the portalspozywczy.pl ...