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Krzysztof Kamiński joins Netto

Krzysztof Kamiński joins Netto

Krzysztof Kamiński, a former head of the Tesco e-shop, has become a new operating director and vice-president of the Netto Polska discount chain. Krzysztof Kamiński previously was also the head of the hypermarket department of Tesco Polska. Krzysztof Kamiński – from Tesco to Netto Krzysztof Kamiński has been appointed Chief Operating Officer and Vice President…

First Take&Go store in Poznan
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First Take&Go store in Poznan

On 10 September in Poznan the first Take&Go store was opened. This is a new format of unmanned grocery stores, developed by Surge Cloud. Thanks to advanced technological solutions, customers do not have to use self-service checkout – a special system connected with the Take&Go application in a smartphone does it for them. Number of…

PMR Insight: Retail tax – who will be most affected?
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PMR Insight: Retail tax – who will be most affected?

In May, the Court of Justice of the European Union decided that the retail tax could not be treated as illegal state aid (as the European Commission wanted). This allows for a return to the Polish legal system of the tax first introduced in September 2016. According to the latest press reports, this could happen…

Kaufland as a competitor to DIY stores?
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Kaufland as a competitor to DIY stores?

At the end of February Kaufland introduced horticultural products under its own brand name Countryside. The brand’s offer includes: garden furniture, tools, barbecue accessories and plant care products. It is another supermarket chain that introduces products for home and garden to its offer. According to PMR’s estimates, the share of large grocery stores in the…

The new IKEA store is not just a plus
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The new IKEA store is not just a plus

In recent years, IKEA has opened two new formats, significantly different from typical large format stores. The first format is the Internet order collection points (e.g. Opole, Rzeszów, Kalisz, Szczecin), which are a very traditional and simple format, used only to collect orders, without the possibility of buying anything on the spot (which I experienced…

Large supermarkets are further victims of the convenience trend?
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Large supermarkets are further victims of the convenience trend?

Recent years have been marked by a decline in the popularity of hypermarkets for the benefit of smaller shops located close to home or the consumer’s workplace – discount stores and small, modern grocery stores. Initially, this trend seemed to apply only to the canal of the largest stores located in large cities or in…