Recent acquisitions by Tesco and Carrefour have set the tone for a period of consolidation in the Polish grocery sector, which Krakow-based consultancy PMR expects to see grow in the next few years as rising...
Ahold has reached an agreement to sell its Polish retail operation, Ahold Polska, to Carrefour for EUR375m (US$499.1m).
French retail group Casino has disposed of its main assets in Poland for a total of GBP884m, selling 19 Géant hypermarkets to German-based Metro AG and 140 Leader Price convenience stores to the UK’s Tesco.
Polish food retailer Pol Market is to enter the Bulgarian market, according to local reports.
Polish private-label products cost an average 49% less than branded ones in the first quarter of 2006 according to research group PMR.
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