Hexeline coquettish on international expansion plans

For the moment, the company's international stores are few and far between: it has one in Russia and one in the Czech Republic. "We want to establish a network of stores under the Hexeline brand throughout Europe," said Halina Zawadzka, the owner of the company. Details are confidential for now, including the number of stores it intends to open. The firm has experience in foreign markets, having sold its products wholesale in Belarus, the Czech Republic, Germany, Sweden and Russia. "Exports generate 15 percent of our revenues. This will grow next year," said Zawadzka. Even in Poland, the network of stores under the Hexeline brand is not huge: it consists of 25 outlets. "We will open seven stores [domestically]. For the time being there is room for 40 outlets, but next year the market might expand," said Zawadzka. She went on to say that the company might carry out an IPO, though not sooner than three years from now. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 10) M.M.