Poland

Sustainability / Community /

Social energy: how solidarity can connect and empower people

Social energy: how solidarity can connect and empower people

Solidarity is a basic human quality. But it’s more than providing financial aid to the more needy; it’s understanding, caring, supporting, doing what has to be done to release the positive energy that connects people.

Business / Our Business /

Biedronka: Nourishing a nation

Biedronka: Nourishing a nation

The development of a nation is not solely judged by its size, infrastructures or financial power. Easy and safe access to energy, water and good food, are key indicators that prove a country’s quality of life. With almost 30 years in business, Biedronka’s story goes hand-in-hand with Polish consumer habits.

Sustainability / Environment /

How is Poland changing its energy sources 

How is Poland changing its energy sources 

In twenty-five years’ time, Poland will no longer be able to use its largest energy source. Coal will be phased out in the country by 2049, leading to a new paradigm in energy production. Structural changes in natural gas supplies due to the war between Russia and Ukraine have only accelerated the search for new energy sources.

Video gallery / People & Stories /

The Art of Stained Glass in Poland

The Art of Stained Glass in Poland

Video gallery / Jerónimo Martins /

From field to spoon

From field to spoon

Video gallery / Jerónimo Martins /

Biedronka: portrait of the biggest retail chain in Poland

Biedronka: portrait of the biggest retail chain in Poland

Business / Sustainability / Our Business / Community /

Agility and Engagement as Core Values

Agility and Engagement as Core Values

A place of help and hope. Collective action was needed to guarantee a fast and effective way to help refugees fleeing the war. Biedronka teamed with its partners to ensure that those in need were receiving proper assistance.

Sustainability / Community /

Poland and the Migrants

Poland and the Migrants

The world was moved by Poland’s hospitality with Ukrainian refugees. Perhaps, for Poles, the war may be another form of Russian imperialism, but the fact is that this same war has dissipated differences and rekindled the Polish spirit of Solidarność (Solidarity).

Society / Culture /

The worth of Words

The worth of Words

Short expressions of popular wisdom are true golden heritage. The Polish language is full of terms, expressions and proverbs related to the most precious of metals which reflect the sparkle of this nation’s culture.

Society / Culture /

Going once, going twice, sold!

Going once, going twice, sold!

Auctions are nothing new – even if they never lost the wow factor – and somehow they affect our daily lives on many levels: whenever we turn our lights on, query Google or stream a video, an auction is happening behind the scenes.

Business / Our Business /

“Value defines the very essence of Biedronka”

“Value defines the very essence of Biedronka”

In the essence of Biedronka, value is a combination of proximity, quality assortment, fresh products and lowest prices. This determination is very much alive behind its initiatives to mitigate the impact of the 2022 inflation on Polish consumers.

Society / Culture /

The Black Angel

The Black Angel

Called the “Black Angel” of the Polish song, Ewa Demarczyk was one of the most outstanding Polish stage personalities. Her poetry-adapted songs travelled the world’s greatest stages and, though she didn’t leave too many recordings, her hypnotising hum can still be heard on any good radio station.

Society / Culture /

Hipolit Cegielski, an Economic Growth Precursor

Hipolit Cegielski, an Economic Growth Precursor

Born in 1813, Hipolit Cegielski was a pioneer and one of the best-known industrialists in West Central Poland. Polish economic historian Jakub Lorenc portrays the life of this man who started out as a language teacher.

Sustainability / Community /

Szlachetna Paczka

Szlachetna Paczka

Set up in 2001, Szlachetna Paczka (the Noble Gift) is one of the most recognizable social projects in Poland. Arkadiusz Mierzwa, Corporate Communications and Sustainability Director of Biedronka, recounts the story of their partnership and its impact on the future of families in need.

Business / Our Business /

Brushing up on Beauty

Brushing up on Beauty

In May 2021, Hebe turned 10. Jerónimo Martins’ chain of Health & Beauty stores is celebrating its first decennium with reinforced market positions and the ever growing ambition of becoming a leading omnichannel player in Europe.