Convenience stores record high growth - report

The number of convenience stores in Poland has doubled in the last five years, a report by Market Side showed. As of the end of 2009, there were 2150 units of such stores and as of last year, this number reached 4780. Throughout this period, the total increase stood at 122 percent, Market Side also estimated. Such companies as Żabka, FreshMarket, Carrefour Express, Małpka Express and Tesco express were taken into account by the authors of the report. Store chains of Żabka and FreshMarket accounted for 40 percent of the segment at the end of 2014.