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Former lingerie market leader on the brink of bankruptcy
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Former lingerie market leader on the brink of bankruptcy

The former market leader Ferax, Gatta’s chain owner, has been placed under sanitation proceedings aimed at restructuring the company. With the decision of 14 January 2021, the court opened the sanctioning proceedings of Ferax, which owns the Gatta chain. The proceedings are aimed at restructuring the company, which will save it from bankruptcy. COVID-19 not…

COVID-19: Poland introduces a small lockdown after Christmas
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COVID-19: Poland introduces a small lockdown after Christmas

As expected, Poland will maintain the existing restrictions introduced in connection with the coronavirus pandemic until at least 17 January. After Christmas, it will also introduce additional restrictions, which will mainly affect shopping malls and hotels. From 28 December, the shopping malls will be closed again. As before, grocery shops, drugstores and pharmacies can be…

Coronavirus: Yellow zone all over the country, hours for seniors return
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Coronavirus: Yellow zone all over the country, hours for seniors return

In recent days, the number of diagnosed cases of coronavirus in Poland has been growing very and rapidly, amounting to about 4-5 thousand per day. Therefore, some restrictions are returning, including hours for seniors. The yellow zone has been extended to the whole country. At the moment, there is no question of a lockdown like…

The chains have found another solution to circumvent the Sunday trading ban ?
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The chains have found another solution to circumvent the Sunday trading ban ?

In February, the provisions sealing the Sunday trade restriction act will come into force, which are to prevent entrepreneurs from taking advantage of the loophole in the existing regulations. Who wants to run a business based on one of the seven exceptions related to the so-called core activities, such as post office, florists, confectioneries, tobacco…

Piotr i Pawel chain disappears from the Polish market
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Piotr i Pawel chain disappears from the Polish market

In October 2021, the last shop operating under the Piotr i Pawel banner changed to Eurospar. This marked the end of the rebranding process of the Polish chain, which was taken over by the South African SPAR Group. The Piotr i Pawel chain, which was founded in 1990 by Eleonora Woś and her sons Piotr…

PMR expert’s view: Amazon Prime entered the Polish market. Allegro in a worrying situation?
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PMR expert’s view: Amazon Prime entered the Polish market. Allegro in a worrying situation?

Amazon has officially entered the Polish market in March 2021, but only the launch of Amazon Prime can be considered a real entry, which is able to “stir up”  the Polish e-commerce market. Can the position of Allegro and other leading players be threatened as a result? The launch of amazon.pl in March 2021, except…

Foodex24 operates on the Polish market
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Foodex24 operates on the Polish market

The Ukrainian online shop, which was launched during the 2020 pandemic, is already operating in Poland, and customers can enjoy an offer of food products and household chemicals. Foodex24, which processes 300 orders a day and has over 20,000 customers, has also decided to launch a stationary outlet. The Ukrainian startup was founded during the…

Biedronka strengthens its collaboration with Glovo
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Biedronka strengthens its collaboration with Glovo

The Biedronka chain is expanding its cooperation with Glovo in order to broaden its offer with ultra-fast deliveries from dark stores. The chain’s customers in the six largest cities in Poland will now be able to receive ordered products within 15 minutes, with the new Biedronka Express BIEK service available seven days a week. From…

Zabka invests in a new start-up
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Zabka invests in a new start-up

For a long time, Zabka has been consistently investing in the development of its network, building its market position in the modern convenience segment. Now, the time has come for an e-commerce start-up, and Zabka has become the sole shareholder of Lite E-Commerce. Lite E-Commerce is a new company dealing with Internet services, data processing,…

InPost launches fridge machines in Wroclaw
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InPost launches fridge machines in Wroclaw

InPost will launch 20 new Lodowkomats in another Polish city, namely Wroclaw. Currently such InPost devices are available in Warsaw and Cracow – in total in 50 locations. InPost fridge machines also operate at Auchan shops in Piaseczno, Lomianki and Auchan Jubilerska in Warsaw. Even before the outbreak of the pandemic, according to the Kantar…