BOS moves up the food chain from wholesaler to retailer

"We signed an agreement according to which BOS became the owner of a 100% stake in Berti," informed BOS president Piotr Laskowski. The value of the transaction was not revealed, but Laskowski stated that BOS will be a passive sector investor and will leave Berti a large degree of autonomy in its operations. "Thanks to BOS capital we will be able to implement our investment plans, namely, the opening of new supermarkets and consolidation with companies with a similar profile," stated Berti president Robert Wiszowaty. Berti currently owns 20 supermarkets in the north-west and plans to increase the figure to 60 within two years. BOS, which provides its services to 26,000 stores across the country, expects to generate a turnover of at least zł.2.3 billion this year. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 7) E.B.