Go Sport gets its stakes on and plans ambitious growth

"We intend to have 40 outlets eventually. We plan to open up to three stores per year," said Monika Urbanowicz, communication director at Go Sport Polska. The firm will continue to open outlets in cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, but it will also boost its presence in the largest towns, in which it is already present. Go Sport is the market leader and recorded sales of zl.131 million in 2005, which is 22% more than a year before. "We forecast a 15% growth for 2006. Our projections for the first half of the year were fulfilled," assured Urbanowicz. The company employs 600 staff and has recently opened a logistics center in Stryków near Lódz, which could service 50 outlets of the company. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6) M.M.