Retailers capture 50% of mobile phone sales

…phones from them, only the services. They typically attribute that to a mixture of market saturation (65-70% of subscribers have smartphones), competition from large-format consumer electronics stores, and handset manufacturers such as Apple or Samsung investing in their own retail networks. »

Saller Group expanding retail park business in Poland

…park in Poland since the beginning of 2017, in Sulechow, begun the construction of two completely new parks, in Rawicz and Gryfino, and commenced expansions of two existing parks, in Zory and Walbrzych. Saller Group is active in Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia.   »

Trespass aims for 40-50 stores in Poland in 3-4 years

…its presence to outlet centres. Mr Kaczmarek also said Tresspass would soon open a new concept store, which will be even more spectacular than the Blue City one, without however giving more details. He only noted, that the project would certainly generate a lot of buzz. »

Polska Grupa Supermarketow launches own-label range

…international chains on price and quality in categories such as carbonated drinks, flour and groats, and later also in cheese, confectionery products and jams. Mr Gaszewski expects the launch of O! Dobre Pewne Twoje will help PGS achieve a 10% rise in sales revenues this year. »

Kontigo to expand beyond Warsaw and rev up e-commerce efforts

…2017. In addition, the chain has plans to launch a mobile app to support sales. Expert advice, a product assortment well adapted to market trends, and a friendly atmosphere are the bases of Kontigo’s competitive advantage, Ms Amaral noted. »

Cliff Sport adjusting store estate

…with more than 30,000 residents. It prefers retail units of 200-250 m2 but has a flexible approach and depending on the venue and its potential, its stores can have anything between 80 m2 and 400 m2. Cliff Sport has 22 stores at the moment. It also sells through its online store. »

Romanian Nissa to open first Polish store

…accessories. The brand has 16 stores in Romania and is also present in many countries in Europe and the Middle East via a network of distributors and agents. E-commerce is also more and more important – online sales have been growing by 50% a year, as reported retailnet.pl. »

Minfin: only brick-and-mortar store operators are retailers

…the ministry’s position. According to AKIT President Aleksey Fedorov, it is impossible to apply a patent to e-commerce because the price of a patent is set depending on its location and it is very difficult to establish an activity region in online trading, Mr Fedorov explained. »

Russian retail sales turnover down by nearly 1% in January-May

…products) amounted to 48.5%, while the share of non-food goods was 51.5% (in May 2016: 49% and 51%, respectively). Retailers and sole traders accounted for 93.7% of the turnover, and the retail markets for 6.3% in May 2017 (in May 2016: 93% and 7%, respectively). »

Chains generated nearly 28% of Russian retail sales in Q1 2017

…Russia’s total retail trade turnover has been growing steadily in recent years due to the fact that the country’s retail market is still young and at a low level of consolidation. Between 2009 and 2016 the chains’ share rose by 11.4 p.p., from 15.1% to 26.5%.   »