Empik thinks abroad while opening 50 new stores in Poland

Company president, Maciej Dyjas, announced that similar dynamics would be kept in 2006 in terms of both the number of new stores and investment outlays. At the end of September, EM&F owned 243 retail stores. "We are also thinking about foreign expansion. Next year we will try to promote at least one of our brands on foreign markets. We should present more detailed plans related to this project before the end of 2005," said Dyjas. EM&F is still interested in privatising the largest domestic press distributor Ruch. "We believe we hold some rights, which we acquired during the earlier privatization of the company. Currently, there are some court proceedings under way. We positively assess the chances of floating Ruch's shares," said Dyjas. (Parkiet, p. 6) M.M.