Bata exits Poland

Bata, the Czech footwear manufacturer, has closed all of its stores in Poland, the media reported. At the beginning of last year, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily informed that the firm might leave the Polish market. Bata owned 14 stores in Poland, all of them were closed during the last several weeks, retail.net.pl reported. In 2012, the company conducted a restructurization process in its Polish business and shut down some of its outlets. Bata was founded in the 19th century. It has been selling its footwear in 90 countries.