ECI predicts 2001 sales of its Polish ventures to reach zl.1.4 billion

Empik Centrum Investments (ECI), owner of DT Centrum(DTC) shopping malls and the chain of Empik multimedia shops, says it hopes to reach combined 2001 sales of some zl.1.4 billion and, further, that it will invest roughly zl.115 million into these undertakings this year. ECI, which is controlled by Dutch-based Eastbridge, says DTC and Empik will open 20 new shops in several cities this year. New Empik locations are to be opened in Bydgoszcz, Bielsko Biala and Opole. ECI also announced that it is planning to restructure both DTC and Empik. The biggest changes are expected in DTC, where some divisions are to be spun off and transformed into subsidiaries. (Puls Biznesu, p.11) A.D.