Biedronka lays a golden egg

Revenues at Biedronka jumped by 32% in H1, topping zł.4 billion (EUR 1 billion), and accounted for 44% of group sales at JM. EBITDA was up 50% to EUR 58.7 million for the period. With 962 stores, Biedronka's network is almost three times the size of JM's retail operations in Portugal. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p 22; Puls Biznesu, p. 10)